Word: lazutkin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...right that we can read about heroes like Mir commander Vasili Tsibliyev, crew member Alexander Lazutkin and American astronaut Michael Foale in magazines like TIME. How right that, on the brink of a new millennium, space exploration is experiencing a public reawakening, and the average person is encouraged to look up and confront the questions that make being alive a thrilling experience! MARIO DI MAGGIO, Education Officer Durban Natural Science Museum Durban, South Africa...
...help, Tsibliyev seemed relieved to be going. The Russians strapped themselves in and flashed Foale a smile, and the three men began to work the hatch closed. Just before it sealed completely, Foale felt his eyes well up and looked away. When he looked back, he forced another grin. Lazutkin extended him the pilot's courtesy of pretending he didn't notice the tears. Moments later, the hatch was sealed, and Foale went to the window and watched as the Soyuz shrank to a distant dot and then vanished into the atmosphere. Within the hour, the Russians were...
ALEXANDER LAZUTKIN...
When the Soyuz capsule bearing the ill-fated Mir crew hit the Kazakh steppe in mid-August, the landing "wasn't as soft as it could have been," engineer Alexander Lazutkin later recalled. The former gymnast has clearly mastered the art of Right Stuff understatement. In his spartan apartment on the edge of Moscow, Lazutkin speaks of Mir in the most sanguine tones. "The inquisition is over," he reports, "and so far, no fines...
After two weeks of R. and R. on the Black Sea, Lazutkin and Tsibliyev are on tour, hitting six German cities to promote the space program. Despite his ordeal, Lazutkin remembers Mir fondly. "Up there, there's something worth watching. The earth...the northern lights. You fly like a bird. And you can't fathom how people could possibly walk." He'd still love to take another spin onboard. The odds, however, are slim...