Russia readies an Olympic torch for its trip to space and back

Monday, October 21, 2013 - 17:00 in Astronomy & Space

Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to launch into space on a rocket's flame, took hold of the Olympic flame on Saturday, completing a leg of the 2014 Winter Games' torch relay.

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