You can welcome the New Year 16 times: In 24 hours, the International Space Station (ISS) completes 16 revolutions around the Earth. This means that space travelers can welcome the new year 16 times. However, in reality, they only celebrate the New Year once according to their time zone.
Space parties: Usually, foods such as cherries, canned tangerines, chili sauce, candy, nuts... will be sent to space travelers before Tet. Some people think that Russian salad cannot be made in space, but instead of mixing the ingredients in a large bowl, travelers mix it in a plastic bag.
Sam-panh will turn into a bubble: A bottle of panh ginseng to welcome the New Year was opened in space only once, in 1995 by Valery Polyakov. However, after being opened, panh ginseng turns into water balloons and floats in space.
No one drinks alcohol to celebrate the New Year: Drinking alcoholic substances in a prohibited space is not always the case. 20 years ago, Soviet astronauts brought alcohol, but in the early 1980s, this was endless because alcohol would clearly have a significant impact on their work.
The first Christmas tree is made from food boxes: Every year, the ISS decorates the Christmas tree with many objects attached in different directions. To keep the tree from floating in space, people have to attach it to something and sometimes attach it to the ceiling.
Contact your family via video call: The astronauts have a very busy schedule, even the last day of the year. But they still spend time meeting and chatting with their families through the screen.
The first thing Russian travelers do in the new year is listen to President Putin's speech: On New Year's Eve Moscow time, Russian space travelers will listen to President Putin's speech, wishing the people a happy new year.
Watch a film 20-30 times: Watching a film has become an indispensable thing for space travelers on the occasion of the New Year and they have watched a film dozens of times.
Receiving homemade gifts from their wives is also an interesting New Year's Eve event for astronauts on the ISS station.
No one works on New Year's Day: On New Year's Day, people will rest and do whatever they want, even space travelers on the ISS station.
