One thing I remember from those books is how they lay on their stomach during acceleration, whereas I believe all real life astronauts have been sitting, or on

One thing I remember from those books is how they lay on their stomach during acceleration, whereas I believe all real life astronauts have been sitting, or on their backs: http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/images/deckplans/Tintin5.jpg http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/images/deckplan... Which is also interesting given the recent (well... not even so recent now) discovery of the benefits of placing COVID patients in a prone position to ease breathing.