What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he's not coming back?

Re:What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he's not com... by mzs on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @10:33AM (#39104728)

I think you misremember. The opening of Russian archives was in in the mid '90s and here is an article coauthored by Pacner from 2007. It covers Tojohiro Akijama trip in full but does not mention any restraint pon the return trip:

- Akijama si vezl šest kamer a fotoaparát. Avšak let snášel obtížně, navíc mu jako silnému kuřákovi chyběly cigarety. Sověti požadovali za každou hodinu vysílání z vesmíru milion dolarů, to bylo i na Japonce příliš mnoho, proto reportér odvysílal pouze jednu desetiminutovou televizní relaci a dvě rozhlasové reportáže.

- Po přistání tvrdil, že má hlad, ale první, po čem sáhl, bylo pivo a cigareta.k let snášel obtížně, navíc mu jako silnému kuřákovi chyběly cigarety. …

I also believe there to be an error above cause when I was a child I felt that there were more than one broadcast, but that could be my own memory misleading me.

https://www.idnes.cz/technet/vesmir/kosmicka-stavebnice-mir-...

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Re:What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he's not com... by keep320909 on Thursday January 25, 2024 @06:47AM (#39128514)

I remember my source was from book, not article. Also I remember it was grouped with rant about female journalist, who was much better candidate (amateur pilot I think), but her boss went instead.

Flight was around 1993, it was declassified a few years latter, perhaps 1997.

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