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falkor

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Re: Mary Christmas!

hey!! it's still Christmas!! so I wish everybody the same too!!

SpaceNut

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Re: Mary Christmas!

I know that I am early to wish all a Merry Christmas at NewMars but I am real busy tomorrow...

for those that like flashy

and for our friends to the north

and for our Italian friends

SpaceNut

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Re: Mary Christmas!

So this is how we celebrate from Orbit.... Astronauts beam Christmas message of hope to Earth from space station

The Expedition 64 crew members are taking the day off, but NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Kate Rubins, and Japanese space program astronaut Soichi Noguchi still took some time to send a message of "resilience" back home during a particularly difficult holiday season.

SpaceNut

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Re: Mary Christmas!

It's the day before Christmas and as always I have lots to do in packages to wrap and getting things ready for travel tomorrow.
Still celebrating at home for those son's which are with my wife and I today. Will make plenty of calls to the others.

Nearly had nothing to celebrate as we had an electric breakdown of wires in the kitchen yesterday but was able to kill the circuit and get it out before it got going. Will need to replace a few small appliances but we are safe and still with a home to be thankful for. I will overcome as always the difficulties that life throws at me.

Now to set out to make the meal for the family.

Merry Christmas to all...

Calliban

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From: Northern England, UK

Registered: 2019-08-18

Posts: 3,412

Re: Mary Christmas!

Happy Christmas and Yuletide to all members.  It is a time to relax, recharge and eat mince pies.

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"Plan and prepare for every possibility, and you will never act. It is nobler to have courage as we stumble into half the things we fear than to analyse every possible obstacle and begin nothing. Great things are achieved by embracing great dangers."

kbd512

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Registered: 2015-01-02

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all New Mars Forums members and staff.  Enjoy the time you have with your families and friends.

Mars_B4_Moon

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Registered: 2006-03-23

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Re: Mary Christmas!

Did you know there is a crazy film called 'Christmas on Mars'  it was very underground and indie screened in strange places like former Ukrainian Socialist Social Club in New York City, if you thought 2001 Space Odysee was weird then you should see the B-movie trailer for this film which featured members of the alternative rock band the Flaming Lips

I often wondered if Christmas will be marked in space, a totally different place in our solar System yet festivals and religious celebration were already marked on the ISS, on Skylab and on MIR. I guess cultures will compete and maybe it depends on what culture goes out there to colonize Mars, Titan, Europe and the Moon. Maybe there will be Christan culture or Buddhist or Judeo-Christian value, I guess 'Messianic Judaism' is a thing, there are also many Korean religious churches perhaps the Western influence on South Korea or if any Christian culture were to go to space you also have the big religions like Catholic or Protestant or Eastern Orthodox. There are different forms of Christian faith like Quaker or Pagan or Deism so maybe this culture will export to space by whatever faith culture dominates that new temple in space. Watching the JWST launch now streamed on NASA tv, 'Décollage' ! I hear positive stuff from the French control 'Le lancement a eu lieu, tout est normal. lancé avec succès! '. Sounds good so far but it still has a long way to go to arrive at the L-2 point. A nice Christmas present for those who worked on JWST, solar array unfolded, power is being supplied. If the Aboriginal people of Australia know its Christmas then perhaps they might also Know It’s Christmas—On Mars?

Last edited by Mars_B4_Moon (2021-12-25 07:44:19)

SpaceNut

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Re: Mary Christmas!

The year has been one of recovery and it has flown by so fast.

Merry Christmas to all here at NewMars and Happy New Years too.

RobertDyck

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I live in Winnipeg Canada. Time zone here is Central Standard Time. That means time right now is 12:34am December 25. It's Christmas Day. Merry Christmas to All!

Calliban

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From: Northern England, UK

Registered: 2019-08-18

Posts: 3,412

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Happy Christmas & New Year to you all.

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Steve Stewart

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From: Kansas (USA)

Registered: 2019-09-21

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Merry Christmas everyone. Enjoy the Holidays.

Void

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Registered: 2011-12-29

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Merry Christmas!  May you have one on Mars, if that would please you.

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Done.

Steve Stewart

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Happy Holidays to all those who celebrate. Wishing everyone happiness in the new year.

SpaceNut

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Re: Mary Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all NewMars Members