A wreath and holly...similar to what Mir residents are velcro"ing" to the walls!
Click on image for full size
Image courtesy of Art Explosion Clip Art
Hang up the Holly!
News story originally written on December 24, 1997
People around the world are celebrating the holidays during this time of year. Many people from many different countries are celebrating
Hanukkah,
Kwanzaa or
Christmas. This is also true for those orbiting the world right now!
Christmas gifts, a plastic tree and all of the trimmings were among supplies received by Mir residents yesterday morning. The Progress M-37 supply ship also delivered food, water, hygienic goods, oxygen and scientific supplies to the three residents onboard Mir.
The two Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Solovyov and Pavel Vinogradov and American David Wolf continue to do well aboard the space station. Wolf is scheduled to return to Earth in January 1998.
Happy Holidays from the Windows to the Universe staff!
You might also be interested in:
It was another exciting and frustrating year for the space science program. It seemed that every step forward led to one backwards. Either way, NASA led the way to a great century of discovery. Unfortunately,
...moreThe Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off from Kennedy Space Center at 2:19 p.m. EST, October 29th. The sky was clear and the weather was great as Discovery took 8 1/2 minutes to reach orbit for the Unitied
...more A moon was discovered orbiting the asteroid, Eugenia. This is only the second time in history that a satellite has been seen circling an asteroid. A special mirror allowed scientists to find the moon
...more Will Russia ever put the service module for the International Space Station in space? NASA officials are demanding an answer from the Russian government. The necessary service module is currently waiting
...moreDuring a period of about two days in early May, 1998, the ACE spacecraft was immersed in plasma associated with a coronal mass ejection (CME). The SWICS instrument on ACE, which determines unambiguously
...moreJ.S. Maini of the Canadian Forest Service has referred to forests as the "heart and lungs of the world." Forests reduce soil erosion, maintain water quality, contribute to atmospheric humidity and cloud
...moreIn late April through mid-May 2002, all five naked-eye planets are visible simultaneously in the night sky! This is includes Mercury which is generally very hard to see because of its proximity to the
...more