02. Is it hard preparing to go to space? (A K2S Question)

From The Space Library

It is very difficult to prepare to go to space. Not only are there the mental and physical preparations, but you have to deal with being away from home, and for me, being in a country very different from the United States. Mentally, learning Russian was the toughest part for me. That's why I asked the Russians to switch crews so that I could fly with cosmonauts who spoke English. They were kind enough to do so and as they say, the rest is history.

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Answer provided by Dennis Tito

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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