11.21.07

John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0602 

Josh Byerly 
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111 

RELEASE: M07-166

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW SENDS THANKSGIVING MESSAGE

HOUSTON - Orbiting more than 200 miles above the Earth, the crew of 
the International Space Station has sent home a special Thanksgiving 
message that is now airing on NASA Television and the agency's Web 
site. 

"We wanted to say happy Thanksgiving to all our NASA 
viewers," Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson, an Iowa native, 
said. "We feel particularly privileged and thankful to be up 
here on board the International Space Station this Thanksgiving, and 
we're looking forward to our activities this week. We have a busy 
week with spacewalks, and we hope that you also are having a great 
Thanksgiving." 

"My family, we gather for Thanksgiving, and we spend a minute 
just thinking about the things we're thankful for and, of course, I'm 
thankful for the continued health of my family and my loved 
ones," Flight Engineer Dan Tani, an Illinois native, said. 
"Also this year, I'm thankful that I'm safely on the space 
station, conducting our mission successfully and having a great time 
doing it." 

The astronauts showed some of the food they will eat during their 
holiday dinner, including shrimp cocktail, an astronaut favorite. 
Smoked turkey, cornbread dressing and "lots of hot sauce" 
also are on the menu. 

For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information on the 
Web, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

To view the Thanksgiving message from the space station crew on the 
Web, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/station

	
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