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.

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.

Once you've been in space, you appreciate how small and fragile the Earth is.

I would not say that female cosmonauts are not welcomed in the Russian space program. I must say, however, that all spaceflight hardware, including spacesuits and spacecraft comfort assuring systems, were designed mostly by men and for men.

The ideals of the party were close to me, and I have tried to adhere to those principles all my life. In essence, they are the same as in the Ten Commandments in the Bible. I will never change my convictions

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