India, March 17 -- The latest SpaceX crew to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday morning was met with a unique welcome - a blend of both human and extraterrestrial faces. As the spacecraft approached the ISS, Crew-9 commander Nick Hague humorously greeted his fellow astronauts by donning a grey alien mask, setting a lighthearted tone for the mission. His crew eagerly awaited the arrival of astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov.

While the others were busy helping the crew deboard from the capsule, Hague was spotted roaming around and occasionally stopping by in his alien mask and a black hoodie to point at something out of the camera coverag...