402 kilometers from Earth is the International Space Station, which travels at a speed of 28,000 kilometers per hour and takes 92 minutes to completely circle the Earth. Currently occupied by seven astronauts who are experiencing every day 16 sunrises and sunsets.

NASA astronaut Raja J. Chari, who is having the arrival of 2022 in orbit, is traveling the world every hour and a half, according to Infobae indicating “We can see dawn many times on the same day. To think that every sunrise we see people waking up for the new year is great.”

Meanwhile, on this occasion, experts were seen with red snake Christmas hats and an adapted Orthodox Christmas tree before the Russian celebrations on January 6, as reported by portal Quo. “Just like at home. here we have a tradition of putting up a New Year tree and decorating the interior of the space station To celebrate new year. Today we will show you how to do it in zero gravity,” said Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev.

And if you’re wondering what time the crew rings in the new year, they live on GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), which is why their new year starts at the same time as in United Kingdom, Iceland, Portugal, Ireland or Senegal.

On the other hand, it is important to mention that the crew of the Soyuz are still waiting for answers as to what their return to Earth will be like, because the plane that transported them presented one in the cooling system, despite the fact that currently there is does not represent any risk, the concern lies in whether the complex should be evacuated for whatever reason, or in the event of an emergency, or illness.

“With the crew embedded in each other’s spacecraft, NASA and Roscosmos cooperate on every decision regarding crew safety, including crew transportation. NASA and Roscosmos continue to do a various engineering reviews and consulting with other international partners on methods for safely bringing the Soyuz crew home for normal and emergency scenarios. A final decision on the future is expected in January,” they pointed out Pot.

Similarly, NASA is also in communication with SpaceX about its ability to return additional crew members to Dragon if necessary. in an emergency, although the primary focus is understanding capabilities following the release of the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft.