India, Aug. 10 -- On this day 22 years ago, a Russian cosmonaut created history not with his space travel but by being the first person to get married while onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Yuri Malenchenko marked an unusual milestone by marrying Ekaterina Dmitriev, who was in Texas, USA, at the time.

According to reports, the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko married his American girlfriend through a satellite hook-up between the ISS and NASA space control in Houston.

On August 10, 2003, Malenchenko added a bow-tie to his formal space suit to honour the occasion. Dmitriev, waiting at NASA's Johnson Space Centre in Houston, wore a traditional ivory wedding dress.

"As Yuri was further away, he was closer to me because of ...