The peril of "normal" Christmas activities in space
BBCThe peril of "normal" Christmas activities in space Emmanuel Lafont/ BBC Raw turkey, rogue baubles and pine needles, everywhere – here's how not to have a traditional Christmas in space. So, what would really happen if you tried to have a completely "normal" Christmas aboard the ISS – one with exploding crackers, gaudy tinsel and an unwholesome quantity of Christmas pudding? "Trying to get them through the safety office here, to say, 'I want to take up some Christmas crackers' – I would love to sit in on some of those meetings," says Hopkins. Emmanuel Lafont/ BBC There's little "spare" electricity on the ISS, so fairy lights might end up competing with lifesaving equipment or multi-million dollar experiments Christmas pudding By Stephen Dowling Before Briton Tim Peake blasted off into space in December 2015, he said he was looking forward to a few things while in orbit in the ISS.
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