Get the latest Science News and Discoveries
Cosmonauts drank cognac on the Mir space station in 1997, hours after a flash fire caused by a collision with an unpiloted supply vehicle nearly forced an emergency evacuation. NASA astronaut Jerry Linenger declined a drink
Russian doctors have sent alcoholic beverages along with spacefliers for years to keep them "in tone" and neutralize tension. This week's comments from Alexander Lazutkin, who lived aboard Russia's Mir space station during one of the tensest episodes in space history, confirm what most observers have long known about Moscow's space effort.
None
Or read this on r/Space
