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Ded Moroz greeted international space crew
23.12.2016 11:26
The Russian equivalent of Santa Claus, Ded Moroz, paid a visit to the Flight Control Center in the Moscow region town of Korolyov to wish the crew of the International Space Station a happy new year.
Expedition 49 began upon the departure of Soyuz TMA-20M on September 6, 2016 and concluded upon the departure of Soyuz MS-01 in October 2016. The crew of Soyuz MS-02 then transferred to Expedition 50.
The current crew of the International Space Station includes Robert S. Kimbrough (USA), Andrei Borisenko (Russia), Sergey Ryzhikov (Russia), Peggy Whitson (USA), Oleg Novitskiy (Russia) and Thomas Pesquet (France).
Ded Moroz was accompanied by children from the Vologda Region and representatives of the Vologda Oblast Government.
Visits by Ded Moroz to the Flight Control Center in Korolyov have become a tradition over the years. Earlier, holiday greetings from Ded Moroz to cosmonauts and astronauts currently in orbit were sent by the head of the Federal Space Agency and heads of leading space industry companies.
On New Year's Eve, Ded Moroz invited the current crew of the International Space Station to his residence in Veliky Ustyug, Vologda Region.