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  1. Join the crew for holiday dinner! Watch as they share their favorite foods & walk down memory lane:

  2. View of Earth from space is an incredible gift. floats by windows wearing festive gear:

  3. The Northern hemisphere is sometimes a mass of white clouds and snow... like a snow globe

  4. Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas! We present to you a cosmic winter wonderland. Enjoy:

  5. Season’s Greetings & Merry Christmas from our family to yours! May your holidays be ‘out of this world’:

  6. The crew of the flight to the wishes you all happy holidays!

  7. All six members of the international crew celebrated the holidays together with a festive meal!

  8. in 1968, the famous ‘Earthrise’ photo from Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the to the moon, was taken:

  9. Christmas Eve…from the moon! in 1968, Apollo 8 crew broadcasted live pics of Earth & moon as seen from their spacecraft.

    Apollo 8's Christmas Eve 1968 Message
    Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1968.
  10. Sing this space-themed holiday song while you figure out where and when to spot in the night sky:

  11. Although there are no seasons in space, some cosmic vistas invoke thoughts of frosty winter landscapes. Take a look:

  12. The Moon's light reflects on snow. Combined with city lights we get the most beautiful night scenes seen so far. Torino, Milano and Lyon!

  13. Live HD Earth viewing from the ! Go full screen, sit back, watch & enjoy our home planet. Live views:

  14. This “small, stellar” galaxy looks like a rough sprinkling of stars & bright flashes of blue on a dark canvas. Info:

  15. The lights of Western Europe glisten from below in this stunning nighttime view from . More:

  16. Live HD Earth viewing from the ! Go full screen, sit back, watch & enjoy our home planet. Live views:

  17. "Today we lost a tremendous public servant who was dedicated to NASA, the nation and the world." Piers Sellers:

  18. Since 1990, has sent back images that changed our understanding of the universe. :

  19. Still looking for that perfect holiday gift? We can help! Download + print free space travel posters here:

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