Hitchiking from Home
Alex runs across the hangar, even as he can hear the engine of the craft humming to life and the door is closing. "Hold that shuttle!" He manages a leap and manages to get in the door narrowly enough that it would have caught a boot-heel if he weren't carrying them in his arms. He's holding a jacket as well, and his belt and top button of his pants are still undone. He'd found out there was a suitable departure just after he'd checked his calendar and realized what day it was, and had ran at top speed from his room, despite being fresh from the shower.

Once he's safely onboard (read: sprawled across the floor of the entry area), he takes a look around. Checking which ship it was had escaped him at the moment.