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The Soyuz spacecraft returned safely to the Olympic torch
Russia's Soyuz spacecraft on 11 November brought three astronauts back after a mission of 166 days, and brought the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic torch back to earth.
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The Sochi Olympic torch is about to fly to space
The flight to the International Space Station (ISS) of the three astronauts of the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft on November 7 will have a special mission to turn the torch o…
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Walking torch relay in space
Two Russian astronauts on November 9 parade the Olympic torch in the universe, opening many events to celebrate the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
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Russian spacecraft to ISS carries Olympic torch
On the morning of September 26, at 00:59 (local time), at the Baikonur Cosmodrome (Kazakhstan), Russia successfully launched Soyuz ТМА-10М, taking the Olympic torch to t…
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Russia 'plays' the Olympic torch on the universe
The Russian Federal Space Agency said on June 24 that the country will bring the Olympic torch to the International Space Station (ISS) in November to start the 2014 Win…
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Video: Olympic torch is put into space
For safety reasons, the torch will not be lit when in the universe. Astronauts will walk out into space to receive the torch.