Sen. Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat, proudly displays the spacesuit he wore during his NASA career in his office. But the suit has a quirky secret: a banana is attached to it. The 62-year-old former astronaut served NASA from 1996 to 2011, making four trips to the International Space Station.
The Discovery
Barry Bonzack, an engineer working on NASA's Orion spacecraft for the Artemis project, recently spotted the hidden banana. In a video shared on X, Bonzack revealed the surprise, warning viewers that what they see cannot be unseen.
Light-Hearted Moment
The playful secret comes shortly after Kelly discussed serious diplomatic tensions with comedian Hasan Minhaj. At the Munich Security Conference earlier this year, Kelly received concerning messages from world leaders. "They kind of hate us right now. They're not happy," Kelly said.
