Sunday, December 27, 2009

Astronauts Follow Apollo 8 Crew's Example By Spreading Christmas Cheer In Space

A Nasa TV grab shows the Expedition 22 crew getting into the
Christmas spirit with santa hats and presents


From The Daily Mail:

Three astronauts arrived at the International Space Station bearing gifts today, just in time for Christmas.

The three wise men floated through the passage shortly after the hatches opened between the newly-arrived Soyuz spacecraft and the orbiter.

Soyuz commander Oleg Kotov entered first wearing a Santa hat and carrying a Christmas wreath. Next came Soichi Noguchi came in a Santa hat with a white bag of presents slung over his shoulder, followed by Nasa astronaut Timothy Creamer wearing an elf hat and elf ears.

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