Astronauts stranded on the Worldwide Area Station over Christmas have despatched a festive message again to Earth.
Sunita Williams, Barry Wilmore, Don Pettit and Nick Hague have been launched into area on 5 June on what was on account of be an eight-day check flight mission.
However the Boeing-made Starliner spacecraft suffered a number of technical points, together with helium leaks and thruster failures, and has been unable to return since.
Within the video message, recorded on 23 December, Mr Hague says: “The holiday season, it’s about spending time with friends and family and loved ones – this year we’re going to be in orbit away from them, so we want to send our heartfelt merry Christmas and we hope you have a wonderful holiday.”
Within the clip, the astronauts move one another weightless sweet canes, with Mr Hague including: “We’re not the only ones who are going to spend time away from our families.
“There’s an enormous group on the bottom that is going to assist us with mission controls across the globe over the vacations and I wish to thank them for the sacrifices they’re making collectively.”
Finally Mr Pettit says the holidays are “synonymous with meals and feasting” as they showcase an air-tight bundle of canned meals.
It is not the primary Christmas Ms Williams has spent defying gravity – she was in area for the festive season in 2006.
Final month, the crew got a day without work to have fun Thanksgiving – and likewise took day trip from their duties to forged their votes within the US election on 5 November.
