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???

  • Kuori [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 days ago

    ouch. just for fun lemme think here. it’s been over a decade since i quit both (chomsky-yes-honey) but if i recall marlboro ran a 3 pack special for like…$15 i think? and a handle of liquor was arouuuund uh shit maybe $17 or so per?

    not an exaggeration to say nearly 100% of my money went towards partying (i believe i was making under $10 an hour but i worked full time - thankfully doing nothing of import bc yes of course i was drunk at work at almost all times)

    god typing this out makes me kind of sick now. anyway thus ends Anecdotes of a Wasted Life, tune in next week to see more needless diary-posting (but hopefully not actually)!