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Thanksgiving Beyond Earth

Handout photo dated November 25, 2021 shows Expedition 66 crew members gather for a Thanksgiving meal inside the International Space Station's Unity module. From left, are NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn with Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov. iss066e083008 . Since 1973, astronauts have celebrated Thanksgiving in space, bringing a cherished tradition far beyond Earth. The first Thanksgiving in orbit took place aboard Skylab during the Skylab 4 mission, where astronauts Gerald Carr, Edward Gibson, and William Pogue marked the day with an improvised meal after a spacewalk. Over the years, this tradition has evolved, with crews on shuttles, space stations, and orbiters finding creative ways to honor the holiday. From shrimp cocktail and irradiated turkey aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1985 to tortilla-based meals introduced by Mexican astronaut Rodolfo Neri Vela, culinary adaptations have played a key role. Thanksgiving in space often features improvised decorations, shared greetings,

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Soyuz launch to ISS

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Three astronauts -- Scott Tingle of the United States (R), Norishige Kanai of Japan (C) and Anton Shkaplerov of Russia -- board a Russian Soyuz spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 17, 2017. The aircraft was successfully launched to the International Space Station later in the day.

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Record-setting NASA astronaut returns from space station with Russian crewmates

STORY: Record-setting NASA astronaut returns from space station with Russian crewmates DATELINE: March 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the landing (courtesy of NASA) STORYLINE: After extending the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American to 355 days, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on Wednesday with two Russian crewmates. Vande Hei departed the International Space Station along with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov at 3:21 a.m. Eastern Day Time (EDT), and made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 7:28 a.m. EDT southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, according to NASA. "Mark's mission is not only record-breaking, but also paving the way for future human explorers on the Moon, Mars, and beyond," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. Vande Hei's extended mission will provide researchers the opportunity to observe the effects of long-duration spaceflight on humans

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KAZAKHSTAN-U.S.-RUSSIA-ASTRONAUTS-RETURN

(220331) -- WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei gestures outside the Soyuz MS-19 manned spacecraft after landing in an area southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, March 30, 2022. After extending the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American to 355 days, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on Wednesday with two Russian crewmates. Vande Hei departed the International Space Station along with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov at 3:21 a.m. Eastern Day Time (EDT), and made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 7:28 a.m. EDT southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, according to NASA. TO GO WITH: "Record-setting NASA astronaut returns from space station with Russian crewmates" (NASA/Bill Ingalls/Handout via Xinhua)

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KAZAKHSTAN-U.S.-RUSSIA-ASTRONAUTS-RETURN

(220331) -- WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei is carried to a medical tent shortly after landing in an area southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, March 30, 2022. After extending the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American to 355 days, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on Wednesday with two Russian crewmates. Vande Hei departed the International Space Station along with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov at 3:21 a.m. Eastern Day Time (EDT), and made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 7:28 a.m. EDT southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, according to NASA. TO GO WITH: "Record-setting NASA astronaut returns from space station with Russian crewmates" (NASA/Bill Ingalls/Handout via Xinhua)

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KAZAKHSTAN-U.S.-RUSSIA-ASTRONAUTS-RETURN

(220331) -- WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Soyuz MS-19 manned spacecraft is pictured landing in an area southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, March 30, 2022. After extending the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American to 355 days, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on Wednesday with two Russian crewmates. Vande Hei departed the International Space Station along with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov at 3:21 a.m. Eastern Day Time (EDT), and made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 7:28 a.m. EDT southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, according to NASA. TO GO WITH: "Record-setting NASA astronaut returns from space station with Russian crewmates" (NASA/Bill Ingalls/Handout via Xinhua)

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KAZAKHSTAN-U.S.-RUSSIA-ASTRONAUTS-RETURN

(220331) -- WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei (L) poses with Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov (R) and Anton Shkaplerov inside their Soyuz MS-19 manned spacecraft after it landed in an area southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, March 30, 2022. After extending the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American to 355 days, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on Wednesday with two Russian crewmates. Vande Hei departed the International Space Station along with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov at 3:21 a.m. Eastern Day Time (EDT), and made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 7:28 a.m. EDT southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, according to NASA. TO GO WITH: "Record-setting NASA astronaut returns from space station with Russian crewmates" (NASA/Bill Ingalls/Handout via Xinhua)

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Expedition 65 Soyuz Rollout - Kazakhstan

Expedition 65 backup crew members Oleg Artemyev, left, and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Anne McClain, right, pose for a photograph as the Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad at Site 31, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo by Bill Ingalls / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:CNP/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Soyuz launch to ISS

Three astronauts -- Scott Tingle of the United States (R), Norishige Kanai of Japan (C) and Anton Shkaplerov of Russia -- board a Russian Soyuz spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 17, 2017. The aircraft was successfully launched to the International Space Station later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe visits Russia

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (next to Abe) in Moscow wave at astronauts Norishige Kanai (far R) of Japan and Anton Shkaplerov of Russia aboard the International Space Station, who are seen on a screen set up at the Kremlin on May 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Astronauts talk to students

Astronauts Norishige Kanai (L on monitor) and Anton Shkaplerov, who are at the International Space Station, talk with Japanese and Russian students in Tokyo on May 18, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Astronauts talk to students

Astronauts Norishige Kanai (L) and Anton Shkaplerov, who are at the International Space Station, greet Japanese and Russian students in Tokyo on May 18, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soyuz rocket launch

A Soyuz rocket blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 17, 2017, to carry Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States to the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soyuz rocket launch

(From top) Scott Tingle of the United States, Norishige Kanai of Japan and Anton Shkaplerov of Russia wave to onlookers before boarding a Soyuz spacecraft in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on Dec. 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soyuz rocket launch

A Soyuz rocket blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 17, 2017, to carry Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States to the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soyuz rocket launch

A Soyuz rocket blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 17, 2017, to carry Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States to the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soyuz rocket launch

A Soyuz rocket blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 17, 2017, to carry Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States to the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soyuz rocket launch

(From L) Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States wave to onlookers before boarding a Soyuz spacecraft in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on Dec. 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Astronauts meet press ahead of Soyuz rocket launch

(From L) Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States pose for a photo after attending a press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on Dec. 16, 2017, a day before the launch of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft bound for the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Astronauts meet press ahead of Soyuz rocket launch

(From L) Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States pose for a photo after attending a press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on Dec. 16, 2017, a day before the launch of a Russian soyuz spacecraft bound for the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soyuz rocket prepared for launch

A Russian Soyuz rocket is transported to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 15, 2017. The Soyuz rocket will carry Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States to the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soyuz rocket prepared for launch

A Russian Soyuz rocket is transported to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 15, 2017. The Soyuz rocket will carry Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States to the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soyuz rocket prepares for launch

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft is transported to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 15, 2017. The Soyuz is due to be launched on Dec. 17 for a flight to the International Space Station, carrying Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soyuz rocket prepares for launch

National flags of Japan and Russia fly on Dec. 15, 2017, next to a Russian Soyuz spacecraft sitting on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is due to be launched on Dec. 17 for a flight to the International Space Station, carrying Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soyuz rocket prepares for launch

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft is prepared for launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 15, 2017. The Soyuz is due to take off on Dec. 17 for a flight to the International Space Station, carrying Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soyuz rocket prepares for launch

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft is prepared for launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 15, 2017. The Soyuz is due to take off on Dec. 17 for a flight to the International Space Station, carrying Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soyuz rocket prepares for launch

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft is prepared for launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 15, 2017. The Soyuz is due to take off on Dec. 17 for a flight to the International Space Station, carrying Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soyuz rocket prepares for launch

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft sits on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 15, 2017. The Soyuz is due to be launched on Dec. 17 for a flight to the International Space Station, carrying Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soyuz rocket prepares for launch

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft is transported to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 15, 2017. The Soyuz will be launched on Dec. 17 for a flight to the International Space Station, carrying Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soyuz rocket prepares for launch

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft is transported to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 15, 2017. The Soyuz will be launched on Dec. 17 for a flight to the International Space Station, carrying Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soyuz rocket prepares for launch

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft is transported to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 15, 2017. The Soyuz will be launched on Dec. 17 for a flight to the International Space Station, carrying Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soyuz rocket prepares for launch

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft is transported to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 15, 2017. The Soyuz will be launched on Dec. 17 for a flight to the International Space Station, carrying Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Astronauts traveling to ISS set

(From R) Astronauts Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States join hands at Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Center on the outskirts of Moscow on Nov. 29, 2017, before a final examination to travel to the International Space Station in Russia's Soyuz spacecraft on Dec. 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Astronauts traveling to ISS set

(From L) Astronauts Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States join hands after a press conference at Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center on the outskirts of Moscow on Nov. 30, 2017. The three astronauts will be traveling to the International Space Station on Dec. 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo