We’ve got an ace cosplayer up in space.
European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is on her second visit to the International Space Station.
The astronaut beamed in over a monitor from her home in orbit.
FedCon took place in Germany in early June.
On Thursday,ESA releaseda video of convention scenes and Cristoforetti’s remarks to the crowd.
Katee Sackhoff portrayed ace space pilot Starbuck/Kara Thrace on screen in a gender-swapped role from the original 1970s series.
Cristoforetti got the tank-top look spot on, and also wore a replica dog tag.
During her first ISS mission in 2015, Cristoforetti famously dressed upas Captain Janewayfrom Star Trek.
She bonded with the character over a shared love of coffee.
Like many cosplayers, Cristoforetti relies on ingenuity for her outfits.
Since she’s up in space, she can’t just pop down to the mall to get supplies.
She appears to have used the same gray sleeveless top from her Gravity cosplay for the Starbuck costume.
The cosplay was particularly fitting since the ESA astronaut’s expedition crewused a Battlestar theme for its mission.
ISS expeditions often play with sci-fi imagery for their group photos.
That’s a line from Admiral Adama (Edward James Olmos).
The astronaut answered like Starbuck would: “Nothing but the rain.”
