Here's How NASA's Stranded Astronauts Celebrated Thanksgiving in Space

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This Thanksgiving feast was retired of this world—literally.

Sunita "Suni" Williams and and Barry “Butch” Wilmore whitethorn beryllium stranded successful abstraction for a small spot longer but the American astronauts inactive managed to enactment grounded arsenic they celebrated Thanksgiving aboard the International Space Station. And yep, that included each the trimmings—with a spot of a twist.  

“We person a clump of nutrient that we’ve packed distant that is Thanksgiving-ish,” Williams, 58, told NBC News from the ISS connected Nov. 27 “Some smoked turkey, immoderate cranberry, pome cobbler, greenish beans and mushrooms and mashed potatoes.”

However, their Thanksgiving prep whitethorn look a spot antithetic to those celebrating from Earth arsenic astatine the International Space Station each nutrient is successful dehydrated pouches until acceptable to beryllium consumed.

But the turkey meal isn't the lone contented Williams, Wilmore and the 5 others aboard the ISS —including 2 American and 3 Russian astronauts—are partaking in. Williams revealed she planned connected tuning into spot Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb big the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade earlier tucking into their meal.

Of course, erstwhile Williams and Wilmore, 60, arrived astatine the ISS backmost successful June, they hadn't anticipated spending the vacation play successful orbit. After all, their eight-day travel to abstraction turned into an indefinite sojourn after their Boeing Starliner vas experienced a bid of malfunctions during the 26-hour travel to the Station.

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And portion she understands the interest radical whitethorn have, she doesn't spot immoderate request for stress.

“We’re feeling good, moving out, eating right,” she noted. “We person a batch of amusive up here, too. So, you know, radical are disquieted astir us. Really, don’t interest astir us.”

Williams and Wilmore aren't the lone ones who managed to enactment their ain rotation connected Thanksgiving. Keep speechmaking to spot however much stars rang successful the holiday.

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And portion she understands the interest radical whitethorn have, she doesn't spot immoderate request for stress.

“We’re feeling good, moving out, eating right,” she noted. “We person a batch of amusive up here, too. So, you know, radical are disquieted astir us. Really, don’t interest astir us.”

Williams and Wilmore aren't the lone ones who managed to enactment their ain rotation connected Thanksgiving. Keep speechmaking to spot however much stars rang successful the holiday.

(E! and NBC News are some portion of the NBCUniversal family.)

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Martha Stewart

The cookbook writer baked a full of 35 pies, including cocoa pecan, brownish food maple rum pecan, pumpkin phyllo, pome crumb and cranberry.

"Took 2 days," she noted connected Instagram. "100 eggs, 14 pounds pecan halves, eleven jars Karo syrup, 25 pounds heckers flour, 30 pounds plugra butter, six cups maple syrup, 60 ounces pumpkin puree, 18 cups fres cranberries."

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Bruce Willis, Tallulah Willis & Scout Willis

The Die Hard star's daughters shared this saccharine household photograph connected Thanksgiving, penning successful a associated Instagram post, "Grateful."

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Sofía Vergara

The Modern Family alum enjoyed an outdoor meal with her loved ones, including lad Manolo Gonzalez Vergara.

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Jennifer Lopez

The Hustlers star revealed who she is thankful for this year, sharing a saccharine enactment to her fans.

"I anticipation everybody had a beauteous and Happy Thanksgiving," she wrote connected Instagram. "I americium truthful incredibly grateful for each of you."

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Simone Biles & Jonathan Owens

The Olympic gymnast spent Turkey Day not astatine the meal table, but connected the shot tract to ticker her hubby and the Chicago Bears instrumentality connected the Detroit Lions.

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Keltie Knight & Justin Sylvester

The E! News hosts gave backmost connected Thanksgiving by volunteering for meal work astatine Project Angel Food successful Los Angeles.

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Tom Brady

The seven-time Super Bowl champion was successful afloat dada mode connected Thanksgiving, sharing this saccharine photograph of his 17-year-old lad Jack (who helium shares with ex Bridget Moynahan) posing alongside kids Benjamin, 14, and Vivian, 11 (who helium shares with ex-wife Gisele Bündchen).

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Olivia Munn

The Magic Mike actress snapped a photograph of her and John Mulaney's lad Malcolm enjoying his Turkey Day breakfast.

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Kelsea Ballerini

The state euphony prima gave a glimpse into her Thanksgiving feast preparations, sharing a photograph of her turkey brining with the caption: "that's cook ballerini to you."

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"Weird Al" Yankovic

The "Eat It" vocalist cooked up a tempest astatine Project Angel Food successful Los Angeles

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Heather Rae El Moussa & Tarek El Moussa

The Flipping El Moussas stars celebrated Thanksgiving with some of their parents arsenic good lad Tristan, 23, months, and Brayden, 8, whom Tarek shares with ex Christina Haack. As for wherever Taylor, 14, was?

As Heather explained "for the haters" connected Instagram, "Tay is connected a travel with her mom, that’s wherefore she’s not successful our photo.

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Barack Obama & Michelle Obama

The erstwhile president and his woman dressed up their dog, penning connected Instagram successful a associated post, "From our household (and Sunny!) to yours, wishing you each a blessed Thanksgiving!"

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