Star Wars, Elvis haunt the ISS on Halloween
The International Space Station crew also has a mad scientist to keep them company.
Elvis, Darth Vader and a mad scientist take over the ISS on Halloween.
Cosplay in spaaaaaace!
The crew of the International Space Station is in the Halloween mood with a trio of out-of-this-world costumes. European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst tweeted photos of the shenanigans on Wednesday, saying the crew was having "a scary day in space."
Having a scary day in space. The crew of the International @Space_Station wish you a happy #Halloween! #Exp57 @AstroSerena #SergeyProkopyev pic.twitter.com/ezU94btds9
— Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) October 31, 2018
Cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos is working on his hip-shaking rock'n'roll moves as Elvis Presley, complete with wig, sunglasses, stick-on sideburns, guitar and an upturned jumpsuit collar. Gerst is hiding inside the Star Wars Darth Vader outfit while wielding a lightsaber.
NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor, a physician, donned a lab coat she has up in orbit and added some goggles and a patch with a skull and crossbones design. The outfit makes her look like a mad doctor or mad scientist.
The costumes are part of a grand tradition of dressing up in space. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly spooked us out with a creepy mask in 2015. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti posted a selfie as Star Trek captain Kathryn Janeway earlier that same year. And, oh yes, there's a gorilla suit on the ISS.
There are only three crew members on board the ISS right now after a failed Soyuz launch earlier in October. They are continuing with their science duties, but still have enough spare time to celebrate Halloween in style.
