{"id":201437,"date":"2024-12-24T15:28:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T15:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/24\/stranded-nasa-astronauts-send-christmas-message-from-space\/"},"modified":"2024-12-24T15:28:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T15:28:07","slug":"stranded-nasa-astronauts-send-christmas-message-from-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/24\/stranded-nasa-astronauts-send-christmas-message-from-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranded NASA astronauts send Christmas message from space"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/12\/1920x1080\/skynews-nasa-iss-space-station_6784646.jpg?20241224135356&amp;fit=1920,1080&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Stranded NASA astronauts send Christmas message from space\" title=\"Stranded NASA astronauts send Christmas message from space\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Astronauts stranded on the International Space Station over Christmas have sent a festive message back to Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Sunita Williams, Barry Wilmore, Don Pettit and Nick Hague were launched into space on 5 June on what was due to be an eight-day test flight mission.<\/p>\n<p>But the Boeing-made Starliner spacecraft suffered several technical issues, including helium leaks and thruster failures, and has been unable to return since.<\/p>\n<p>In the video message, recorded on 23 December, Mr Hague says: &#8220;The holiday season, it&#8217;s about spending time with friends and family and loved ones &#8211; this year we&#8217;re going to be in orbit away from them, so we want to send our heartfelt merry Christmas and we hope you have a wonderful holiday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/nasas-parker-probe-fastest-object-ever-built-to-make-closest-approach-to-sun-today-13279520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fastest object ever built orbits close to sun<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/tesla-recalls-almost-700-000-vehicles-over-tyre-pressure-issue-13277271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tesla recalls 700,000 cars over fault<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the clip, the astronauts pass each other weightless candy canes, with Mr Hague adding: &#8220;We&#8217;re not the only ones who are going to spend time away from our families.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a huge team on the ground that&#8217;s going to support us with mission controls around the globe over the holidays and I want to thank them for the sacrifices they&#8217;re making together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Finally Mr Pettit says the holidays are &#8220;synonymous with food and feasting&#8221; as they show off an air-tight package of canned food.<\/p>\n<p>It isn&#8217;t the first Christmas Ms Williams has spent defying gravity &#8211; she was in space for the festive season in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the crew were given a day off to celebrate Thanksgiving &#8211; and also took time out from their duties to cast their votes in the US election on 5 November.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/stranded-nasa-astronauts-send-christmas-message-from-space-13279552\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astronauts stranded on the International Space Station over Christmas have sent a festive message back to Earth. Sunita Williams, Barry Wilmore, Don Pettit and Nick Hague were launched into space on 5 June on what was due to be an eight-day test flight mission. 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