Fighter Sweep
  • Home
  • Military Aviation
  • Air Force
  • Navy
  • Spec Ops
  • Expert Analysis
  • Careers
  • Photos
Home Previous Post Next Post
Follow @fightersweep

NASA Astronauts ‘Show Off’ How to Celebrate the 4th of July in Space!

July 5, 2017 nasa-4th-of-july-in-space
FighterSweep Staff No Comments NASA, News, Photos, Video

You have to agree that being a NASA astronaut comes with some ‘out of this world’ perks!

Here’s what happens when space-folk take some pictures to show their USA-Pride… micro-gravity allows for some cool poses! Happy B-day USA! pic.twitter.com/24rPrx9K9y

— Peggy Whitson (@AstroPeggy) July 4, 2017

NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer will be celebrating the national holiday on the orbiting outpost, although they will not take the day off due to some scheduled science operations, a NASA representative told Space.com via email. In lieu of a July Fourth vacation, the crew members took yesterday (July 3) off, the representative said — right after they released a Dragon cargo spacecraft from the station early that morning.

There are also no barbecue grills or fireworks in space (because there can be no open flames), but Whitson and Fischer did bring along some patriotic clothing to wear today, the representative said. The duo showed off their holiday ensembles in a video tweeted from the space station. – Space.com

Featured image of astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer celebrating 2017’s Fourth of July in space on the International Space Station with a stars-and-stripes photoshoot by NASA

nasa-4th-of-july-in-space

Related Posts

  • Watch a Ukrainian fighter pilot make the craziest low-altitude pass you may ever seeWatch a Ukrainian fighter pilot make the craziest low-altitude pass you may ever see
  • Watch a Ukrainian fighter pilot make the craziest low-altitude pass you may ever seeWatch a Ukrainian fighter pilot make the craziest low-altitude pass you may ever see
  • Burner Friday: 179 FS F-16CJBurner Friday: 179 FS F-16CJ
  • Flight 804: Egypt Fails to Extract Data from Black BoxesFlight 804: Egypt Fails to Extract Data from Black Boxes
  • US Air Force F-22s and Canadian CF-18 fighters intercept Russian bombers near North American coastline for the first time this yearUS Air Force F-22s and Canadian CF-18 fighters intercept Russian bombers near North American coastline for the first time this year

Find Us on Facebook

FighterSweep.com

Sign Up
for the Newsletter

What’s Hot

  • May 21, 2022

    The Flying Fortress got all the Press, But the Liberator had the Numbers

  • March 14, 2015

    There I Was: The X-Files Edition

  • Rockwell B-1B Lancer: Bad to the Bone!
    April 26, 2015

    Bad to the Bone: Fun Facts about the Boeing (Rockwell) B-1B Lancer

Follow Us

Facebook Twitter Twitter

Recent Comments

  • Speir Mor Media Amazing history and pride in the old B-52! And that’s one hell of a range. [...]
  • disqus_lkVjMrnsGt As an 8th grader in 1960 I first became acquainted with the 1952 Washington [...]
  • SWS Irrational fears and misinformation is not a reason to get a waiver from a [...]
  • Paul Otts Apparently yours included since all you posted was criticism of others.

© Copyright 2022 SOFREP Media Group. All Rights Reserved.

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Advertisers
 

Loading Comments...