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Independence Day: celebration on the ISS

Moscow, Russia - In honour of the Us cosmonaut Peggy Whitson

The 226° anniversary of the independence of the country, that after would have become United States of America, from its mother country Great Britain has been celebrated on board the International Space Station (ISS) as well. The Russian Valeri Korzun and Serghiey Treshiev, respectively commander and on board-engineer of the space station, decided in fact to celebrate the Independence Day as to honour...

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Rome, Italy, 07/05/2002 11:56
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