I felt fine after 24 hours and asked the state commission to prolong my stay in space to three days. And I carried out the entire schedule. Could I have done that if I had been half-dead?

I see the horizon. A light blue, a beautiful band. This is the Earth. How beautiful it is! All goes well.

They forbade me from flying, despite all my protests and arguments. After being once in space, I was desperately keen to go back there. But it didn't happen.

I am convinced that the modular structure of the Mir will be the main trend in manned orbital stations development in the next century

Anyone who has spent any time in space will love it for the rest of their lives. I achieved my childhood dream of the sky.

If women can be railroad workers in Russia, why can't they fly in space?

I felt fine after 24 hours and asked the state commission to prolong my stay in space to three days. And I carried out the entire schedule. Could I have done that if I had been half-dead?