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Lofty thanksgiving: Astronauts feasting of pouches of Turkey

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Published : Nov 23, 2017, 2:03 pm IST
Updated : Nov 23, 2017, 2:03 pm IST

The Astronauts will also rip into single-serving bags of mashed potatoes, candied yams, cornbread stuffing and cranberry-apple dessert.

In this undated image provided by NASA, NASA astronauts Joe Acaba, left, Randy Bresnik, centre and Mark Vande Hei give interviews on the International Space Station. The trio along with their international crewmates plan to feast on pouches of Thanksgiving turkey and single-serving bags of sides. (Photo credit: AP)
 In this undated image provided by NASA, NASA astronauts Joe Acaba, left, Randy Bresnik, centre and Mark Vande Hei give interviews on the International Space Station. The trio along with their international crewmates plan to feast on pouches of Thanksgiving turkey and single-serving bags of sides. (Photo credit: AP)

Astronauts at the International Space Station will feast on Thursday on pouches of Thanksgiving turkey.

The three Americans, two Russians and one Italian will also rip into single-serving bags of mashed potatoes, candied yams, cornbread stuffing and cranberry-apple dessert. Just add water, heat and bon appetit!

Commander Randy Bresnik said he'll miss his wife's home cooking, but appreciate next year's Thanksgiving that much more. This is his second Thanksgiving of the planet; he was aboard space shuttle Atlantis in November 2009.

"We're going to celebrate a lot like we did when we were deployed in the service," Bresnik, a retired Marine colonel, said Wednesday in a televised interview. "We've got some good food up here, some goodies from home."

Bresnik said he and his NASA crewmates - Joe Acaba, also a former Marine, and Mark Vande Hei, a retired Army colonel - are thankful for being able to live and work in space "and serve our country in another way."

Celebrating Thanksgiving in space is "a special treat," according to Acaba. Vande Hei anticipates "eating lots of food and then taking a nap" - just like when he's home in Houston. The US astronauts won't have the day off. So they'll gather with their international crewmates in the evening for the big meal.

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