but the foods are often packed months ahead of time. On top of that, astronauts have to figure out how to eat in microgravity when their food and utensils can float up off the plate. But with all ...

When you think of space food, you might think of a very basic dehydrated or tube based meal that you have to quickly scoff before it floats away. In reality, the way astronauts eat and the variety ...

The American astronauts will also have the day off to talk with loved ones, although they will still have to keep up with their fitness Danielle Jennings is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE ...

open image in gallery Skylab 4 astronauts Edward Gibson, left, William Pogue, and Gerald Carr, demonstrate eating on Skylab ... included special Thanksgiving food. Twelve years passed before ...

Astronauts are at risk of losing muscle or bone mass due to the microgravity environment of space. They are required to exercise regularly and eat nutritiously dense foods to maintain their health.

Each astronaut takes turns sharing about their holiday in orbit, letting candy canes float around, showing off their canned food feast and using microgravity to float the microphone to the next ...

Christmas dinner in outer space coming up! Astronauts Suni Williams, 59, and Butch Wilmore, 61, have been in outer space since June — but although they will be spending Christmas away from Earth, ...

Astronauts Suni Williams ... “We have a bunch of food that we’ve packed away that is Thanksgiving-ish," said Williams, who noted she planned to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade.