Shannon Lucid is ready to become the second American to perform a long duration aboard the Russian space station Mir. All she'll need to do is survive Russian language class, memorize a few bolt names, and find her missing shoe.

Errata: I said that Usachov was selected as an astronaut, when clearly he was selected as an cosmonaut.

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