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Space: no celebration occured during the first visit of the Eneide's crew to Soyuz

Moscow, Russia - Due to the death of John Paul II

The event lead to the first visit of a space crew to the Soyuz that would carry it on orbit is traditionally feasted by means of cheers with vodka, as Russian do: but on last April, 3, nothing of this kind happened at the base of Baikonur (Kazakhstan), due to the death of Pope John Paul II. The Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori expressed the feeling which spread that episode, "The tragic absence of...

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Rome, Italy, 04/04/2005 14:16
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