“Honestly, it’s amazing to see such interaction even in the most difficult times,” RIA Novosti quotes Hoburg.

The astronaut will travel to the International Space Station (ISS) on February 26 on the Crew Dragon spacecraft, the crew of which will also include Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.

Hoburg noted that he considers Fedyaev a friend and is looking forward to a joint flight into space.

Earlier, Roscosmos reported that the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft will dock with the ISS on February 22.