The Astronaut Who Was Left Stranded in Space

Separated

After one mission on Mir, Krikalev decided to reenter training for a Mir project in 1990. For this mission, Krikalev was part of the back-up crew.

Source: scribol.com

This meant that Krikalev could fly if someone from the original crew backs out. Since nobody dropped out, Krikalev stayed on earth during this mission.

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