Even astronauts have a humorousness, as proven throughout NASA’s Crew-10 docking on the Worldwide Area Station (ISS), after they had been met by an “alien” early Sunday morning.
Russian cosmonaut Ivan Vagner wore an alien masks whereas welcoming 4 newcomers after their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docked to the station at 12:04 a.m., about 29 hours after launching at 7:03 p.m. on Friday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Whereas ISS crew members had been making ready the capsule for deboarding, Vagner could possibly be seen floating round whereas sporting a masks, a hoodie, pants and socks through the “lighthearted second,” a NASA spokesperson stated in an announcement to Fox Information Digital.
“NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Company) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov entered the Worldwide Area Station shortly after opening the hatches between the area station and the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at 1:35 a.m. EDT,” NASA stated in an announcement.
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Russian cosmonaut Ivan Vagner wears an alien masks within the port through the arrival of Crew-10 to the ISS on March 16, 2025. (NASA/SPACEX)
Following the hatch opening by Suni Williams, the ship’s bell was rung as the brand new arrivals floated in, shook fingers and hugged the Expedition 72 crew after Vagner’s sensible joke.
“It was an exquisite day. Nice to see our buddies arrive,” Williams informed Mission Management.
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Russian cosmonaut Ivan Vagner wears an alien masks and sits within the port through the arrival of Crew-10 to the ISS on March 16, 2025. (NASA/SPACEX)
Williams and Butch Wilmore are anticipated to indicate the brand new arrivals the ins and outs of the area station earlier than they lastly return residence after 9 months. Their mission was solely scheduled to final one week after the launch of Boeing’s first astronaut flight, however they had been caught in area after points compelled NASA to carry the Boeing Starliner again empty.
Nearer have a look at the sunshine blue alien masks worn by Russian cosmonaut Ivan Vagner as Crew-10 arrived on the ISS. (NASA/SPACEX)
This picture produced from video by NASA reveals astronauts greeting one another after a SpaceX capsule docked with the Worldwide Area Station, Sunday, March 16, 2025. Prime row from left: Nick Hague, Alexander Gorbunov, Suni Williams, Alexei Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Backside row from left: Butch Wilmore, Takuya Onishi, Anne McClain, Kirill Peskov, Nichole Ayers and Don Pettit. (NASA)
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Crew-9 commander Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are scheduled to depart the station on Wednesday as early as 4 a.m. earlier than splashing down off Florida’s coast.
Fox Information’ Landon Mion, the Related Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
