Astronauts get ready to celebrate Christmas in space
With Christmas less than two weeks away, astronauts aboard the International Space Station are getting into the holiday spirit.
Terry Virts, a 47-year-old astronaut from Baltimore, Md., tweeted a photo from the "Astronaut Office Christmas party" on Friday, replete with a Santa, an astronaut in an elf's cap, and a Christmas tree.
My Russian crewmate Elena Serova helping us decorate for Christmas- Something many folks are doing now on Earth! pic.twitter.com/Oq8i7sOVQ9
— Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) December 7, 2014
С индикатором невесомости снеговиком Олафом в модуле Cupola // With Zero-G Indicator #Olaf in the #Cupola module pic.twitter.com/K5kS5qlWna
— Anton Shkaplerov (@AntonAstrey) December 8, 2014
Celebrating our Astronaut Office Christmas party via video with #astrobutch and @AstroSamantha pic.twitter.com/s5QYqXfEOX
— Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) December 12, 2014
Last week, Virts tweeted several stunning images of Earth, including the aurora borealis, a bird's-eye view of city lights at night, and a video of Typhoon Hagupit over the Philippines.
Best #Aurora that I've seen- very clear even to the naked eye pic.twitter.com/N9OVjcynlh
— Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) December 8, 2014
#Dublin, #London, #Paris, and an unbelievable #aurora pic.twitter.com/Tk3pKozP6V
— Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) December 9, 2014
amazing sunset to sunrise pass tonight pic.twitter.com/CKJ4g3s7d2
— Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) December 11, 2014
“Mountains over #Montana, #aurora to the North” #AstroButch pic.twitter.com/hSpPvWe1iw
— NASA Astronauts (@NASA_Astronauts) December 8, 2014
Massive force of nature! Typhoon #Hagupit #Phillipines night fly-over last Sunday #SpaceVine timelapse. https://t.co/z2t4YUdWO0
— Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) December 13, 2014
Virts, who piloted the space shuttle Endeavour during a 13-day mission in 2010, is scheduled to return to Earth in May.
