Topic: March 22, 1995: Longest Human Space Adventure Ends

[sam]

Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returns to Earth from the longest-ever stay in space by a human. He spent just over 437 days in the Mir space station.

http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2010/03/0322cosmonaut-space-record

[Clive]

I once had lunch with THIS GUY who had spent more hours in space (combined) than any other human.  He was on a visit the the UK back in 1999 and I arranged for him and his comrade ALEXANDER MARTYNOV  (3rd one down) to visit the University of Glamorgan to talk to over a thousand school children.  They were both very amusing and the kids were awed at being able to paw real astronauts and ask them quite searching questions about their toliet arrangerments!  I also arranged visits to local astronomical societies but the schoolkids visit was the best.  Volkov spent a great deal of time trying to hit on the young female teachers who accompanied them.   

[Rik]

Well, if you've spent that much time in space...

[Simon]

In a spacesuit... 

[Rik]

You learn not to eat beans...

[Simon]

At least it would be contained. 

[Rik]

That only benefits others.

[Simon]

I don't know.  Might help him float around easier. 

[Clive]

 

[sam]

I once had lunch with THIS GUY who had spent more hours in space (combined) than any other human.  He was on a visit the the UK back in 1999 and I arranged for him and his comrade ALEXANDER MARTYNOV  (3rd one down) to visit the University of Glamorgan to talk to over a thousand school children.  They were both very amusing and the kids were awed at being able to paw real astronauts and ask them quite searching questions about their toliet arrangerments!  I also arranged visits to local astronomical societies but the schoolkids visit was the best.  Volkov spent a great deal of time trying to hit on the young female teachers who accompanied them.   

cool! and do you blame him?

[Clive]

Not at all.  These guys were obviously strapped for money which is why they were "touring" the UK.  I was only responsible for them for the couple of days they were in Wales.  Martynov was very well behaved but Volkov was a real character.  He was sat opposite me at the lunch table and a very pretty teacher was sat next to him.  He tried every trick in the book to get her back to his hotel but he failed miserably.   

[sam]

lol.