Astronauts Alexander Gerst of European Space Agency (ESA) and Serena Auñón-Chancellor of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) wished happy Thanksgiving in a video message released on Youtube and revealed that they are having a Thanksgiving dinner with their Russian counterpart, the commander of Soyuz MS-09, Sergei Prokopyev, aboard the International Space Station Thursday night, the crew members said.
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The crew also revealed that they will be enjoying traditional holiday meals, including turkey, stuffing, candied yams, and special spicy pound cakes.
Serena Auñón-Chancellor stated that the astronauts were very excited about the holiday dinner. She also stressed that Thanksgiving is a family holiday noting that the crew members will be calling their family members that wait at home on planet Earth.
