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First golf match in the space
Rome, Italy - The Russian cosmonaut of ISS launched in orbit a golf ball
A record "drive" for the Russian astronaut Mikhail Tiourine, who launched a golf ball in orbit in the space from the International Space Station (ISS). It has been made from an external stair of the Russian station and it took 16 minutes to be prepared. And Tiourine only played golf two times in his life. The aim was to collect funds for the ISS, in fact the exhibition was sponsored by a golf club...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency