http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/11/national/11WEDD.html

Cosmonaut Weds in Space
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

HOUSTON, Aug. 10 (AP) - The bride blew the groom a kiss. He blew one back - from
240 miles in space.

The groom, the Russian astronaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, did not let living aboard
the International Space Station stop him from marrying Ekaterina Dmitriev, the
earthbound bride, in the first wedding conducted for someone in space.

They were married today at Johnson Space Center. Colonel Malenchenko, 41, took
part via video.

The honeymoon must wait until he returns to Earth in late October.

"As Yuri was further away, he was closer to me because of the communication we
have," said Ms. Dmitriev, 27, of Houston.