‘Alien’ encounter: ISS crew member plays joke as SpaceX team arrives
Crew-10 astronauts greeted by 'alien' while entering the ISS
Russian cosmonaut Ivan Vagner wears an alien mask in the port during the arrival of Crew-10 to the ISS on March 16, 2025. (NASA/SPACEX)
Russian cosmonaut Ivan Vagner wears an alien mask and sits in the port during the arrival of Crew-10 to the ISS on March 16, 2025. (NASA/SPACEX)
Closer look at the light blue alien mask worn by Russian cosmonaut Ivan Vagner as Crew-10 arrived at the ISS. (NASA/SPACEX)
This image made from video by NASA shows astronauts greeting each other after a SpaceX capsule docked with the International Space Station, Sunday, March 16, 2025. Top row from left: Nick Hague, Alexander Gorbunov, Suni Williams, Alexei Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Bottom row from left: Butch Wilmore, Takuya Onishi, Anne McClain, Kirill Peskov, Nichole Ayers and Don Pettit. (NASA)