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A Thanksgiving Dinner Send-Off For Astronauts
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Published: November 28, 2008
HOUSTON - Astronauts raised plastic cups of iced tea and toasted the Thanksgiving holiday before eating a traditional dinner of smoked turkey, cornbread dressing and candied yams at the International Space Station.
"To Thanksgiving. Wishing everyone on Earth, and off Earth, a good Thanksgiving," said Endeavour astronaut Donald Pettit, holding a makeshift cup he had made from plastic covers of shuttle reference books.
The seven Endeavour astronauts and three space station crew members ate their Thanksgiving meal at the joined shuttle-space station complex, 220 miles above Earth.
The shuttle was set to undock early today and return to Florida on Sunday, completing a 16-day mission. Endeavour delivered to the space station a new bathroom, kitchenette, two bedrooms, exercise equipment, and a system that purifies urine, sweat and condensation into drinking water.
The Associated Press
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