Posts: 45301 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 12-23-2019 01:31 PM
Best to all in the cS community for a joyous close to 2019 and happy start to the new year. cSeason's Greetings!
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 45301 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 12-23-2019 01:32 PM
NASA video release
Although the astronauts aboard the International Space Station are spending the holidays apart from their families, they have the holiday spirit — and more than just a few of the most important festive supplies. Commander Luca Parmitano and NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Drew Morgan and Jessica Meir share their message for the holidays wrapping up 2019.
From Expedition 61 flight engineer Jessica Meir on Twitter:
Happy Hanukkah to all those who celebrate it on Earth!
SPACEFACTS Member
Posts: 330 From: Germany Registered: Aug 2006
posted 12-23-2019 01:41 PM
Merry Christmas and a Happy Year 2020.
Headshot Member
Posts: 962 From: Vancouver, WA, USA Registered: Feb 2012
posted 12-23-2019 01:47 PM
Happy Holidays to you as well Robert. You do an utterly fantastic job with collectSPACE and are to be congratulated. It is a site without peer.
MCroft04 Member
Posts: 1686 From: Smithfield, Me, USA Registered: Mar 2005
posted 12-23-2019 02:14 PM
Happy holidays to all cS'ers, especially you Robert! cS is the gift that keeps on giving!
SpaceyInMN Member
Posts: 357 From: Andover, MN Registered: Dec 2013
posted 12-23-2019 04:48 PM
Thanks for all of your work on cS, Robert, and here's to another great year in 2020!
ColinBurgess Member
Posts: 2074 From: Sydney, Australia Registered: Sep 2003
posted 12-23-2019 05:40 PM
As many of you will have seen on the news, Sydney is currently ringed by the worst, most devastating bushfires seen in many decades, while hundreds of homes and other properties have been consumed by fire all over New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia. It promises to be an incredibly sad Christmas down here, with lives lost - including some gallant firefighters - and we weep for the inestimable numbers of wildlife that has had no escape from the ferocity of the flames, including our beloved, iconic koalas.
I hasten to add that where we live in suburban Sydney we are quite close to the coast and thus well away and relatively safe from the fires devastating the bush landscape to our south, west and north.
The city of Sydney has been blanketed under a thick cloud of smoke most days, but that is only of minor consideration when our daily news is filled with tragic news, with no real end in sight until we receive some torrential rain, not just to help put out the fires in inaccessible bushland, but to hopefully end the crippling drought that our rural cousins have been enduring for so long now.
Nevertheless, we live in an exceptionally beautiful country populated by some remarkably resilient people, and in the true spirit of Christmas I would like to wish Robert and all of the contributors and friends of collectSPACE a happy, safe and memorable Christmas, and here's to a wonderful 2020 (filled with rain Down Under).
Kite Member
Posts: 909 From: Northampton UK Registered: Nov 2009
posted 12-24-2019 05:19 AM
That is such tragic news Colin and hopefully you will receive the rains you so desperately need soon. Here's thinking of all you in Australia and our thoughts and prayers are with you.
May I also convey my wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our members and visitors to collectSPACE and in particular to Robert, thanking him for all his hard work in providing us with such a brilliant website.
tnperri Member
Posts: 478 From: Malvern, Ohio Registered: Jun 2011
posted 12-24-2019 06:32 AM
Merry Xmas to all and a Happy New Year.
Posts: 123 From: Los Angeles, CA Registered: Oct 2004
posted 12-24-2019 03:18 PM
I wish all collectSPACE'rs out there a wonderful holiday and a happy and healthy 2020!
Grounded! Member
Posts: 417 From: Bennington, Vermont, USA Registered: Feb 2011
posted 12-24-2019 10:47 PM
Happy holidays to all cS members and heartfelt best wishes to all, especially our friends "down under."
SpaceCadet1983 Member
Posts: 300 From: Pacific NW, United States Registered: May 2012
posted 12-25-2019 12:11 AM
Merry CHRISTmas and Happy New Year Robert and fellow cSers! All the Best in 2020!
dwager Member
Posts: 76 From: Augusta, GA Registered: Sep 2014
posted 12-25-2019 08:33 AM
cSeason's Greetings back to you Robert, and to all of you in this community. Best wishes for a great new year and a continually renewing passion for all things spaceflight!
SkyMan1958 Member
Posts: 962 From: CA. Registered: Jan 2011
posted 12-25-2019 01:14 PM
Merry Christmas everyone, and Best Wishes for a Happy and Healthy New Year!!!
denali414 Member
Posts: 719 From: Raleigh, NC Registered: Aug 2017
posted 12-26-2019 07:06 AM
Happy holidays to all!! Robert thank you for all the work you do keeping the site going! here is to a great 2020 for all!
KSCartist Member
Posts: 2949 From: Titusville, FL Registered: Feb 2005
posted 12-27-2019 05:25 PM
To Robert and all our collectSPACE community, I wish you all the happiest of New Years.
May all your wishes come true and may we have the opportunity to enjoy each other’s company at some point in 2020.
OLDIE Member
Posts: 290 From: Portsmouth, England Registered: Sep 2004
posted 12-28-2019 03:38 AM
A bit late for Christmas Wishes, but a Happy New year to one and all.
Colin Anderton Member
Posts: 209 From: Great Britain Registered: Jan 2005
posted 12-28-2019 05:03 AM
quote:Originally posted by ColinBurgess: Sydney is currently ringed by the worst, most devastating bushfires seen in many decades...
Colin, be aware that all of us send best wishes to all in Australia, who are having to endure these nightmarish fires.
We all hope with you for nature to smile on you and send rain. Here in Britain, as elsewhere around the world, we daily see the tragedy of the situation. I was watching just a few minutes ago a video of a cyclist stopping and giving a very thirsty koala a long, long drink of water. It's so tragic to see that little fella gulping for all he's worth.
How we feel for you all, humans and animals alike. All we can do is send you our best wishes, and best hopes...
ColinBurgess Member
Posts: 2074 From: Sydney, Australia Registered: Sep 2003
posted 12-28-2019 05:12 PM
Thank you, Colin. As in any catastrophic event, true heroes emerge, and in this instance it is the courageous firefighters and volunteers who daily risk their lives to save the lives and homes of others, and have been doing this every day for several months now. Christmas Day, for them, was no exception.
The concern shown by friends and strangers around the world is truly heart-warming, and I must especially single out the many friends and colleagues within the space community. We all admire courage, daring and the spirit of doing an exceptional job, and this also lives on here every day in these amazing men and women. This Christmas will always be dedicated to them, and I'm sure those other Australians on Robert's wonderful forum will agree.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 45301 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 01-01-2020 12:00 AM
Happy New Year!
Blackarrow Member
Posts: 3242 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
posted 01-01-2020 09:04 AM
And to you, Robert!
thisismills Member
Posts: 380 From: Michigan Registered: Mar 2012
posted 01-01-2020 09:17 AM
Happy New Year...thanks to all those who make this site what it is and to another wonderful year ahead!
posted 12-23-2019 01:31 PM
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