Sunita Williams is “feeling good, exercising and eating well” amid her claims of weight loss due to an extended stay in space due to a technical problem on the Boeing Starliner. The Indian-origin NASA astronaut recently shared how she will celebrate Thanksgiving in space.
In an interview with NBC News on November 27, Sunita Williams said that she, along with the NASA astronaut team stationed on the ISS, will be watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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After enjoying the parade, the astronaut will enjoy a Thanksgiving meal with her colleague Wilmore and SpaceX Crew-9 members Nick Haag and Aleksandr Gorbunov.
Sunita Williams shared details about her Thanksgiving feast, telling NBC News that the astronauts will be treated to “some smoked turkey, some cranberries, apple cobbler, green beans and mushrooms and mashed potatoes.”
On Wednesday, NASA shared a video message from the astronauts stationed at the ISS. The astronauts in the video said they were given food items such as pumpkin, apples, sardines and smoked turkey for the occasion.
In the video message, Sunita Williams wished her friends, family and other well-wishers on Earth a 'Happy Thanksgiving' and said: “Our crew here just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends and family who are on Earth. and everyone who supports us.”
Sunita Williams will return to Earth in February 2025, almost eight months after her Starliner spaceflight launched from Earth in June this year. Sunita Williams and Butch Willmore launched into the ISS in June.
The duo was scheduled to return to Earth almost a month after their launch, but their return flight into space was postponed several times due to a technical glitch in the Boeing Starliner. Now the two are ready to return to Earth in the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft.
What is Thanksgiving? When is it celebrated?
Thanksgiving is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday of November. Thanksgiving 2024 will be celebrated on November 28. It is a national holiday in the United States and Canada. It is celebrated to honor the blessings and harvest of the year.