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Akiyama was not a trained astronaut, scientist nor engineer. During his time aboard Mir, Akiyama gave live reports each day documenting life aboard the station, but his apparent discomfort led to him being described as the first "antihero in space". He described his struggles such as space sickness and craving for cigarettes:During training, he quit smoking cigarettes, having previously smoked four packs a day. Before liftoff, when asked what he looked forward to most upon his return to Earth, he said "I can't wait to have a smoke". His fellow cosmonauts later reported, in regards to his nausea, that they "hadn't ever seen a man vomit that much."
Why has nobody made an anime about this guy???
Okay I'm a pretty heavy drinking myself but, how the fuck are you ALIVE???
lmao, fair question. i suspect the answer lies somewhere between "the lord watches over drunks and fools" and "god loves a good chew toy"
it might make more sense to know
CW: SI
i was trying very hard not to be alive at the time