This Thanksgiving feast was out of this world—literally.
Sunita “Suni” Williams and and Barry “Butch” Wilmore may be stranded in space for a little bit longer but the American astronauts still managed to stay grounded as they celebrated Thanksgiving aboard the International Space Station. And yep, that included all the trimmings—with a bit of a twist.
“We have a bunch of food that we’ve packed away that is Thanksgiving-ish,” Williams, 58, told NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt from the ISS on Nov. 27 “Some smoked turkey, some cranberry, apple cobbler, green beans and mushrooms and mashed potatoes.”
However, their Thanksgiving prep may look a bit different to those celebrating from Earth as at the International Space Station all food is in dehydrated pouches until ready to be consumed.
But the turkey dinner isn’t the only tradition Williams, Wilmore and the five others aboard the ISS —including two American and three Russian astronauts—are partaking in. Williams revealed she planned on tuning into see Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb host the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade before tucking into their meal.
