An astronauts on the International Space Station is cosplaying as Starbuck from the TV show "Battlestar Galactica" in a new video message.
A video from the International Space Station was shared with crowds at FedCon, a science fiction and fantasy convention held in Germany.
Thousands of fans flock to the convention each year to meet stars of sci-fi movies and TV shows, show off their cosplay creations and attend lectures by real world scientists.
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To celebrate the 30th anniversary of FedCon, the crowd was presented with a video message from Cristoforetti, dressed as the Viper pilot Kara "Starbuck" Thrace from the beloved 2004-09 TV series "Battlestar Galactica"
Cristoforetti wore a reverse tank top and shiny dog tags while floating in microgravity in the video.
After the show's finale and the character's uncertain future, Starbuck might have been bored with Earth and traveled back into space.
"I haven't seen any Cylons up here yet," Cristoforetti said in the video, giving us all peace of mind that the fictional villains aren't circling the space station.
Science fiction has been taken into space before. The first espresso machine aboard the station was celebrated by Cristoforetti as she was dressed as Captain Janeway from Star Trek.
In June last year, Cristoforetti recreated the role of Dr. Stone from the movie "Gravity."
While we may not yet have invented a faster-than-light drive as used in Battlestar Galactica, the European Space Agency turns science fiction into science fact every day, exploring.
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