Saturday, October 26, 2013

The Olympic torch arrived in Baikonur - BBC

Sochi Olympic flame arrived in 2014 in Baikonur, from where he will head into space, reports «Interfax» .

According to the agency, the torch was brought to the airfield main and backup crews of the “Soyuz TMA-11M.” At 8:14 am on November 7 planned start-up of a space rocket “Soyuz-FG”, which will bring the Olympic flame to the orbit.

«From Star City flew to Baikonur fine. Ready to fly. The crew assembled and prepared all the exams delivered. There is only one finishing spurt before the flight into space “, – said Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin.

Previously reported

, that accompany the Olympic torch will also be an American, Richard Mastracchio and Japanese Koichi Wakata.

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