And a message beamed back from the space station shows Peake himself, along with astronauts Timothy Kopra and Scott Kelly, wishing everyone a happy Christmas.
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Dinner in space comes in tins or pouches only: The irradiated turkey comes in a sealed foil pouch; The mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing and green beans are freeze-dried; the candied yams and cobbler are thermostabilized.
In both cases, the astronauts are required to load the food into a special machine that fills them with hot water and rehydrates them in seconds. Thermostabilized food is prepared even faster: Just cut open a pouch of yams.
Should the outer-world travelers feel like a last-minute change of menu, choices include shrimp cocktail, mac & cheese and beef tips with mushrooms.
Peake is the first Briton aboard the space station, and the first fully British professional astronaut employed by a space agency.
Always the first with your local news. “We begin working approximately one year in advance of the launch of the crewmember”, Kloeris said. The space station’s mobile transporter railcar got stuck just 4 inches (10 centimeters) from where it could be safely latched down Wednesday night (Dec. 16). The craft is bringing along with it 2.8 tons of food and supplies.
He’ll be tucking into turkey shaped like a space helmet and a generous helping of Christmas pudding.
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Although Major Peake won’t be able to spend Christmas with his family, due to the whole being in space thing, the British astronaut will still be present at his parents’ table – the people in their village made a life-sized cardboard cut-out for Major Peake’s launch into space earlier this month, which will sit proudly alongside them.
