Astronauts see in the new year with tea

British-born astronaut Michael Foale will be celebrating the New Year with tea and roast chicken aboard the International Space Station tonight.

Foale and his Russian crew mate Alexander Kaleri, who arrived on the orbiting outpost in October for a six-month stint, said in a video link today that they would toast each other when the clock strikes midnight in London since the station’s clock is set to GMT.