Journal 112 – A marriage made in the heavens
On August 10, 2003, Yuri Malenchenko, the Soviet cosmonaut, became the first person to marry in space. Yuri has exchanged vows with American citizen Ekaterina Dmitriew of Houston, Texas.
Yuri was 240 miles above New Zealand aboard the ISS; his future wife, Ekaterina, was at the Johnson Space Center at Houston.
The best man was an American astronaut Edward Lu, who was the member of the ISS crew. Simultaneously, Lu played Wedding March on a portable electronic keyboard.
The family friend, Harry Noe, stood on the ground on behalf of Yuri, in Texas. William Yeoman, a justice of the peace, pronounced Yuri and Ekaterina husband and wife. The bride and groom placed rings on their own fingers.
Malenchenko and Lu could be seen the wedding party members on the ground on a large TV screen. When Yuri came back to Earth, the couple repeated their vows in a church in Russia. Next, they spent their honeymoon in Australia. Malenchenko, 41, was a colonel in the Russian Air Force. Yuri’s wife, Ekaterina, is 14 years younger than he is. They have settled in Moscow.
On August 10, 2003, Yuri Malenchenko, the Soviet cosmonaut, became the first person to marry in space. Yuri has exchanged vows with American citizen Ekaterina Dmitriew of Houston, Texas.
Yuri was 240 miles above New Zealand aboard the ISS; his future wife, Ekaterina, was at the Johnson Space Center at Houston.
The best man was an American astronaut Edward Lu, who was the member of the ISS crew. Simultaneously, Lu played Wedding March on a portable electronic keyboard.
The family friend, Harry Noe, stood on the ground on behalf of Yuri, in Texas. William Yeoman, a justice of the peace, pronounced Yuri and Ekaterina husband and wife. The bride and groom placed rings on their own fingers.
Malenchenko and Lu could be seen the wedding party members on the ground on a large TV screen. When Yuri came back to Earth, the couple repeated their vows in a church in Russia. Next, they spent their honeymoon in Australia. Malenchenko, 41, was a colonel in the Russian Air Force. Yuri’s wife, Ekaterina, is 14 years younger than he is. They have settled in Moscow.
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