Send the ISS your Christmas greetings

As the Christmas and New Year festivities draw near, NASA is suggesting that Internet users “send” Christmas cards to the crew in the International Space Station. On this dedicated website, you only have a choice of 4 cards but you can write whatever you like on the other side.

Published on 18 December 2009

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