Sunita Williams’ Christmas Video Sparks Debate Online, NASA Responds

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who are currently stuck at the International Space Station (ISS), celebrated Christmas in space with Santa hats, sparking several conspiracy theories on social media. The video, posted by the US space agency, showed Williams wearing a red t-shirt, while three of her colleagues wore the Santa caps.

Social media users were quick to come up with theories, questioning if the astronauts knew they would have a prolonged stay at the ISS.

“You brought Christmas decorations into space months ago?” asked a user. Another said, “Seriously? How did they know to have all these Christmas decorations with them when they were only going in an 8 day mission?”

One user asked, “Who delivered the Christmas hats and decorations?? So…u thought far enough in advance to pack them when extra space in the capsule is at a very high premium??”