Life in space is never boring, but it can certainly be a bit serious. Astronauts are there to work, but so far away from home, even leisure time can feel like it's not really relaxing. Some of the astronauts take photographs, others play instruments. There’s Samantha Cristoforetti, who cosplayed in orbit, and Scott Kelly, who dressed up as a gorilla . And then there is Owen Garriott, the greatest prankster who has ever been in orbit. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Before the International Space Station, NASA had Skylab , the first American space station. There were three missions to Skylab, called, confusingly, Skylab 2, 3, and 4. Garriott was part of Skylab 3, together with Jack Lousma and Apollo 12 astronaut Alan

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