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Five Ways Your Holidays Might Be Similar to the Crew on the Space Station

The holiday season is here! You might think that your celebrations are WAY different than what is done on the International Space Station, but you might be surprised…Here are a few ways your holidays might be similar to the crew on the space station:

1. You’re Instagramming All Your Decorations

Yep! Just like on Earth, the space station crew has the capability to use social media while on orbit. If you don’t follow them, you should check it out and get an out of this world perspective of what life is like on the International Space Station. (Expedition 34 crew members assemble in the Unity node of the space station for a brief celebration of the Christmas holiday on Dec. 24, 2012.)

2. You Have to Make Sure to Call Your Relatives

You don’t want to forget to wish Aunt Sue “Happy Holidays”, she might not send you a gift next year! The crew on the space station have the ability to talk to their loved ones every day. (Cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, and astronauts Michael E. Lopez-Alegria and Sunita L. Williams conduct a teleconference on Dec. 25, 2006.)

3. The Family Photos Never Seem to End

The crew on the station might not be related by blood, or even country of birth, but they share living space, meals and time together just like a family on Earth. And when it comes to the holidays, you bet they’ll be snapping pictures to capture the moments. (The six Expedition 30 crew members assemble in the U.S. Lab aboard the space station for a brief celebration of the Christmas holiday on Dec. 25, 2011.)

4. Meal Prep is a Task Shared by All

When you’re making food for multiple people, everyone needs to pitch in and help…the crew on the space station included! (Astronauts Michael Fincke, Sandra Magnus and cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, pose for a photo as they prepare to share a Christmas meal on the space station on Dec. 25, 2008.)

5. Eating Cookies is a Must

What would the holidays be like without eating cookies? They even have the chance to eat them in space…pretty cool! (Astronauts Michael Fincke and Sandra Magnus hold Christmas cookies while posing for a photo near the galley on the space station on Dec. 25, 2008.)

For more pictures from the holidays on the International Space Station, check out our Flickr album: HERE. 

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Tumblr Tuesday: Earth Day

Fursty Photo (furstyphoto) Earth Day is about critical issues facing our planet, but sometimes it’s also about how goddamned beautiful a mountain is. Look. 

Miss Marine Bio (missmarinebio) The ocean is as terrifying as it is amazing, full of sharks and maybe even the ghosts of dead sharks. Lucky for us, Miss Bio is going where few of us are brave enough to go, and she’s taking pictures along the way.

Earth Street (earthstreet) Imagine if someone stopped you on the street, took your picture, and asked you what you thought about the Earth. Caren didn’t have to imagine it. Good job, Caren. 

Exoteric Environmentalism (exotericenvironmentalism) If you’re into cool facts, you’re into this blog. If you’re into dumb lies, we don’t know what to recommend you, but we still respect you.

Marine Conservation (marine-conservation) Now that we all agree ghost sharks exist, please read this blog to educate yourself on man-sized swimming centipedes.  

Landscape via erosion, tectonics, volcanoes, etc. Human via sperm and egg. Photo of landscape via furstyphoto

Photos of the day - December 6, 2014

Malachi Palmer, brother of Akai Gurley, is comforted by his stepfather, Ken Palmer, as he speaks during his brother’s funeral at Brown Baptist Memorial Church in Brooklyn, a man dressed as Santa Claus poses during a base flying event in downtown in Berlin and Riot police try to avoid petrol bombs thrown by protesters during clashes in the Athens neighborhood of Exarchia are some of the photos of the day. (AP/EPA/Getty/Reuters)

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