Lucky Cosmonaut

Everybody say, "Hello," to Russian cosmonaut Yury Malenchenko. Hi, Yury!

I like this photo because he kind of reminds me of one of those Japanese lucky cats.

Image: REUTERS/Sergei Remezov

Maggie Koerth-Baker is the science editor at BoingBoing.net. She writes a monthly column for The New York Times Magazine and is the author of Before the Lights Go Out, a book about electricity, infrastructure, and the future of energy. You can find Maggie on Twitter and Facebook.

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Hello, and chimo.
Jerry Yarnetsky

Yes! A Maneki Neko!
Utenzil

http://media.vcstar.com/media/img/photos/2008/07/06/20080706-002600-pic-304049262_t160.jpg
cjhowareya

Hey Giorgy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btnIRlBidQc
http://twitter.com/Drhaggis Doctor Haggis, B.Sc

A Russian cosmonaut? What’s next, French Champagne?
- 秀平月
  
  Quite a few cosmonauts were not from Russia but from other parts of the USSR and even other Soviet bloc countries.
  - http://twitter.com/Drhaggis Doctor Haggis, B.Sc
    
    No way, really?
    
    Just a joke, which I stand by.
hinten

There seems to be a fine line between suit and vessel. Especially as the surroundings change from air to water to space.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_YZMB3ZJOT7CR7QQDBYZSPRC7QY Wolf

You can see them on my vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4EcYrh-L54
Alex Rosen

Also say hello to Igor from “Young Frankenstein”, who’s trying to pull his foot for some reason.

http://www.tanfana.net/igor/pics/header.jpg