NASA astronauts on the International Space Station are planning to have Thanksgiving dinner with some newly arrived guests, just like many people in the United States.

In a new video, members of the Expedition 73 crew shared their plans for Thanksgiving, which likely includes a special arrival at the International Space Station (ISS). NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev of the Russian space agency Roscosmos will launch on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 26) on the Soyuz MS-28 mission and arrive in time for dinner, if all goes to plan.

The launch is scheduled for 4:27 a.m. EST (0927 GMT or 2:27 p.m. local time in Baikonur, Kazakhstan), and you'll be able to watch it live at Space.com. The crew are scheduled to orbit Earth twice before docking with the ISS Russi

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