Holidays in space: an astronaut photo album

Space Station Crew Backs Steelers in Super Bowl

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America's unofficial holiday is Super Bowl Sunday. Space station commander Michael Fincke gives the Pittsburgh Steelers a thumbs up in support of their NFL playoff game.

Astronaut Luca Parmitano Soars as Superman

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Astronaut Luca Parmitano of Italy tweeted this photo of himself dressed as the Man of Steel for Halloween on Nov. 1, 2013. He humorously poked fun at his resemblance to a famous arch-villain as he wrote, "Lex Luthor's dream ... #Halloween :) pic.twitter.com/kuyBoRDkQI"

What's Cooking On the Space Station? An Early Thanksgiving Feast

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American astronauts Douglas Wheelock (left), Shannon Walker (center) and Scott Kelly record a Thanksgiving holiday video message from their home on the International Space Station on Nov. 23, 2010.

Thanksgiving Day Meal for an Astronaut

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A Thanksgiving day meal fit for an astronaut: NASA-packaged smoked turkey, cornbread dressing, strawberries, tea w/sugar and as-flown cranberry sauce spread.

Orbital Eating: A Space Thanksgiving for ISS Crew

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ISS Expedition 12 commander Bill McArthur holds a pack of smoked turkey, Thanksgiving dinner aboard the International Space Station.

Astronauts Offer Their Thanks, Giving Space on the Shuttle

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A look at the Thanksgiving dinner of smoked turkey, stuffing, green beans and mushrooms and other treats for the STS-126 crew of shuttle Endeavour on Nov. 27, 2008.

NASA Astronaut's Thanksgiving Message

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NASA astronaut Kevin Ford holds a packet of smoked turkey that will up part of the space station crew's Thanksgiving feast on Nov. 22, 2012.

Astronaut Catches Space Food

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NASA astronaut Dan Burbank catches a floating can of cranberries on the International Space Station just before Thanksgiving.

Peggy Whitson Christmas Socks

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NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson dons a Santa hat and Christmas socks in weightlessness to celebrate the holidays on the International Space Station on Dec. 22, 2016.

Friendly Competition

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ESA's Thomas Pesquet and Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos have a cookie decorating contest during the 2016 ISS Holiday Party.

Astronauts Send Christmas Wishes from Space

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NASA astronauts Michael Fincke (right) and Sandra Magnus send holiday wishes to Earth in a video message.

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