--- title: 'Gorilla' Astronaut Shakes Up International Space Station description: American astronaut Scott Kelly recently dressed up in a giant gorilla suit and chased after fellow astronauts in space canonical: https://time.com/4233594/scot-kelly-gorilla-international-space-station/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-23T14:10:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:00:22.311Z article:section: Science og:title: Watch a 'Gorilla' on the Loose in Space Station og:description: Not everyone expected the stowaway og:url: https://time.com/4233594/scot-kelly-gorilla-international-space-station/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6aa0f621d97e6146/69887ea1bc6cfc0f1f3dbd72/scott-kelly-space.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: KAZAKHSTAN-RUSSIA-US-ISS-SPACE og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch a 'Gorilla' on the Loose in Space Station twitter:description: Not everyone expected the stowaway twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6aa0f621d97e6146/69887ea1bc6cfc0f1f3dbd72/scott-kelly-space.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch a 'Gorilla' on the Loose in the International Space Station  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Feb 23, 2016 2:10 PM CUT  US astronaut Scott Kelly gestures as his space suit is tested at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome, prior to blasting off to the International Space Station (ISS), late on March 27, 2015. US astronaut Scott Kelly gestures as his space suit is tested at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome, prior to blasting off to the International Space Station (ISS), late on March 27, 2015.KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV—AFP/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Feb 23, 2016 2:10 PM CUT American astronaut Scott Kelly, who has a [knack for keeping things interesting aboard the International Space Station](http://time.com/4189722/scott-kelly-astronaut-space-ping-pong-video/ "undefined"), recently dressed up in a giant gorilla suit and chased after his fellow astronauts. In a video [posted by his brother on Twitter](https://twitter.com/ShuttleCDRKelly/status/701918950678892544 "undefined") on Monday, Kelly is shown wearing the gorilla suit and chasing down another astronaut, who quickly flees from the unexpected passenger. Multiple media outlets reported that the suit was sent to Kelly by his twin brother, retired astronaut Mark Kelly.  Scott Kelly is nearing the end of his [year in space](http://time.com/space-nasa-scott-kelly-mission/ "undefined"), a mission that aims to [help understand the effects of prolonged zero-gravity exposure](http://time.com/4209230/space-station-astronauts-scott-kelly/ "undefined") on the human body. 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