Scott Kelly wasn't up there alone, you know

March 5, 2016 8:03 AM

Meet Mikhail Kornienko, the other guy who just spent a year in space.
posted by Brandon Blatcher (3 comments total)

His mom used parachute material to make skirts? Today I learned that the USSR almost (almost!) beat the USA to Hammer Pants.
posted by benito.strauss at 8:53 AM on March 5, 2016

I was pretty astounded when PBS showed A Year In Space [55min] about Kelly and Kornienko on Mar 2, complete with footage of their landing. They landed on Mar 2. Felt like real-time documentary journalism.
posted by hippybear at 11:49 AM on March 5, 2016 [2 favorites]

Thanks for this! I honestly did not know that there was a Russian doing the exact same thing - pooh on American news coverage :( It was great reading about Mikhail Kornienko.
posted by AGameOfMoans at 12:51 PM on March 5, 2016 [1 favorite]