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Thursday, November 7, 2013

The Olympic torch arrived at the ISS. On Earth, relay continues - NEWSru.com

Olympic torch “Sochi-2014″ arrived at the International Space Station. The commander of the spacecraft “Soyuz TMA-11M” Mikhail Tyurin, along with a torch, which never will be lit in the orbit through the hatch “walked” to the ISS, as shown by the channel “Russia-24″. Meanwhile, the world continues to Olympic relay.

Thus the first stage of the Olympic torch relay space commander “of the Soyuz TMA-11M” Mikhail Tyurin gave the chief symbol of the Olympic Games station commander Fyodor Yurchikhin, ITAR-TASS reported. After about two hours after docking with the International Space Station at 16:45 Moscow time, the crew opened the passageways. “First the station drifted Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, followed him NASA astronaut Richard Mastracchio, followed by astronaut Japan Space Agency (JAXA), Koichi Wakata,” – the agency in the Central Office (MCC).

– On Earth continues to relay torches

MCC added: “While the newly arrived astronauts” swam “on the ISS, they were met by ISS commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and photographed Sergei Ryazan. All astronauts were in high spirits at this significant moment, laughing and smiling.” A representative of the MCC said that the Olympic torch “feather of the Firebird” consolidate in plain view inside the ISS. The astronauts had not yet decided where it will hang the torch.

former State Duma deputy Gennady Gudkov sarcastically added to Twitter to post the Internet channel “Moscow 24″ – “We live opening hatches on the ISS – into space brought the Olympic torch” – a remark: “And the 10 lighters Zippo! ” Thus, the politician hinted at regular occasions attenuation Olympic flame and the need to re-ignite his lighter.

Note that ignite the torch on the ISS will not be as safety in space followed strictly, writes “Gazeta.ru,”.

on the website of “Ingosstrakh” contains information about the launch of the spacecraft carrying the Olympic flame on board the insured more than two billion rubles. “The total sum insured on the” Soyuz-FG “and spacecraft” Soyuz TMA-11M number 711 “was 2,121,538,000 rubles,” – said in a statement.

Launching a spacecraft with a torch the Olympic flame took place on November 7 at 08:14 Moscow time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Broadcast missile launch was carried out on the site “Russian Space Agency.” The Olympic flame entered into an emblem of the crew, and on the rocket and spacecraft – some stage of “Union” – printed patterns Sochi Games.

Six hours after the start, going around the Earth four times, “Union” moored to the Small Research Module “Dawn” ISS.

astronauts have much to do besides Relay

On Friday, November 8 cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Sergei Ryazan participating in the Olympic relay, will rest before the planned spacewalk, reports “Interfax”. And the next day at 18:36 they will make of the docking module “Pirs” Olympic torch and within an hour will conduct a photo shoot with him. Colleagues will take pictures of the windows and the general assembly of the module “cupola” remained inside the station cosmonauts and astronauts.

EVA will run until 00:09 Moscow time. At this point, the astronauts, in addition to removal of the Olympic torch into space, will have, according to a prescribed sequence diagram, remove the pad “Anchor” with the transfer compartment module “Zvezda” and install it on the remote workstation, set at the same location removable swivel rail, mount the device shipping bracket fixing drives to work on disabling, locking and folding his candy bar antenna. If you have time, cats and Ryazan also have to spend photographing the outer surface of the Russian segment of the ISS for detecting traces of micrometeorites and “space junk”.

will be carried out in spacesuits production of scientific-production enterprise “Star.” The return of the Olympic torch is planned to Earth on Nov. 11.

On the ground, Olympic relay continues

Despite flying the Olympic Flame into space, relay “Sochi-2014″ goes on in the world. Approximately 13,000 residents of Norilsk took part in it, according to ITAR-TASS. “A particular highlight was the finish Relay torchbearer Hope Shamsutdinova. Today, a young physical education teacher birthday. At the finish of stage waiting for her husband and tiny daughter. To loud applause Hope presented bouquets of flowers” – told the agency, the press service of the City Council.

On the final point

fire brought finalist 2004 Olympic Games Athletics Victor Guschinsky, where, together with the Chairman of the Government of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Victor Tomenko they lit the Olympic bowl.

Also in flash mob was organized by the “Dance of the Olympic Flame.” It was attended by children’s groups, students of sports schools, spectators, torchbearers, volunteers. Norilsk stage of the relay ended with fireworks.

Norilsk – the 49th city in the journey the Olympic flame reminds agency. The relay began Oct. 7, 2013 and will end on February 7, 2014 – the opening day of the XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.