Astronauts Deliver American Thanksgiving Message for 2025 | International Space Station

Astronauts Deliver American Thanksgiving Message for 2025 | International Space Station

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA Expedition 73 crew members Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Jonny Kim, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui share reflections on life and work aboard the orbital outpost as part of a prerecorded Thanksgiving message. 

The four astronauts are in the middle of a long duration mission, living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory. The goal of their mission is to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions as part of NASA’s Moon and Mars exploration approach, including lunar missions through NASA’s Artemis program.

Thanksgiving is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November (the uniform date countrywide since 1941). The earliest Thanksgiving can occur is November 22; the latest is November 28. Outside the United States, it is called American Thanksgiving to distinguish it from the Canadian holiday of the same name and related celebrations in other regions.

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Expedition 73 Crew

Station Commander: Sergey Ryzhikov (Roscosmos)

JAXA Flight Engineer (Japan): Kimiya Yui

Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Alexey Zubritskiy, Oleg Platonov

NASA Flight Engineers: Jonny Kim, Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Duration: 4 minutes, 17 seconds
Release Date: Nov. 25, 2025

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