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Lazutkin has stated that Russian cosmonauts were given cognac for extended missions in space.[2]
1997 Progress supply mission
Lazutkin was aboard the Mir Space Station when a collision occurred with the uncrewed Progress M34, its supply craft, which was piloted by Vasily Tsibliyev while on the Mir.[3][4] The collision, considered the worst in the history of the space age,[4] knocked out Spektr's solar panels and caused the Mir to lose alignment with the sun, resulting in a loss of power.[4] It also caused the cabin to decompress.[5]
Quick action by the three crew members managed to avert immediate disaster.[4] Lazutkin and fellow crew member Michael Foale quickly severed the connecting cables with the module and sealed off the hatches to the module, saving the rest of the station.[6] Lazutkin successfully cut some of the wires connecting the Mir and the Spektr using a small dinner knife.[3] A few days after the collision, Tsibliyev and Lazutkin were ordered to attempt to repair the Mir, while Foale was ordered to the Soyuz-TM escape pod.[3] The station was eventually secured safely.[4]
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