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Russia launches Olympic torch to space for Sochi Games
A three man crew carried the torch to the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan. Koichi Wakata Mikhail Tyurin and Fyodor Yurchikhin conducted the zero gravity relay after a six hour journey while NASA's Rick Mastracchio watched via videolink. The torch weighs 4.4 pounds on Earth and is part of Russia's bid to boost its image ahead of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.
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Baikonur
Kazakhstan
International Space Station
Sochi
Koichi Wakata
Mikhail Tyurin
Fyodor Yurchikhin
U.S
Rick Mastracchio
Tyurin
Wakata
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William Gerstenmaier
NASA
Reuters
Soyuz
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Vladimir Putin
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