When the astronauts stranded at the International Space Station were pictured wearing Santa hats next to a tiny Christmas tree this week, internet commenters had questions.
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, after all, launched in June on what was supposed to be an eight-day mission to space — but they’ve been stranded ever since thanks to problems with the Boeing Starliner capsule that was meant to be their ride home.
“Did they take Santa hats with them before they launched,” one commenter blithely asked on X. “Or did they knit them while they are there?”
Another commenter chimed in: “These the same guys who went up for an 8-day mission in June?” A third commenter joked “The Gilligan’s Island tune is playing.”
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