Zero-gravity cookies and Santa space suits: Here's what it's like to spend Christmas on the International Space Station
There are often astronauts up in the ISS over Christmas.Despite being posted to a cramped space station, they still manage to celebrate Christmas with most of the traditional trappings.If they're lucky they get the day off as well.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
No one likes spending Christmas at work if they can help it, but sometimes there's just no getting out of it. For example, if you are stationed in orbit 250 miles above the planet.
But despite being as far away as it's humanly possible to get from Earth â where Christmas was invented â astronauts aboard the International Space Station manage to keep their workplace pretty festive. They festoon the station with decorations, put up Christmas trees, open presents, and even get Christmas dinner.
Here are some amazing moments from the many Christmases which have been celebrated aboard the ISS.
Original author: Isobel Asher Hamilton
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