Aviation and Spaceflight

Astronaut carries friends’ wedding rings to Space

Posted by Lane Luckie on

This Summer a special couple will receive a wedding gift that’s truly out of this world.

European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, who has been aboard the International Space Station since November, posted photo to social media of two wedding rings floating in micro gravity.

The flight engineer from France tweeted that he carried in his personal items the wedding bands of two friends tying the knot this Summer.

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet tweeted this photo of his friends’ wedding rings, which will be returned to Earth in May. (Photo source: Thomas Pesquet/ European Space Agency)

“I’ll be back in time to be their witness,” he posted.

Pesquet and two Expedition 51 crew mates are scheduled to return to Earth in May aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

The 39-year-old was selected as an ESA astronaut in 2009 after logging more than 2,300 flight hours as a commercial airline pilot.

The views expressed in this blog do not necessarily reflect the views of KLTV/KTRE-TV or Raycom Media. They are solely the opinion of the author. All content © Copyright 2017 Lane Luckie

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Published by Lane Luckie

Lane Luckie is an award-winning journalist based in Texas. A news anchor, reporter and producer, he is also an avid photographer and traveler. His journalistic interests include government, aviation, spaceflight, religion, and higher education. Luckie received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism from Northwestern State University.

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