Expedition 26 - Russian Prime Minister Calls the International Space Station Crew at Start of Historic Year |
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Tuesday, 11 January 2011 17:27 |
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin discussed life and work aboard the
International Space Station with the Expedition 26 crew during a call
to the six crew members from the Russian Mission Control Center
in Korolev, Russia, on Jan. 11, 2011. Mr. Putin was in the control center
outside Moscow chairing a commission involved in formulating commemorative
events to honor the 50th anniversary of the launch on April 12, 1961,
of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin as the first human in space. Putin also
offered his condolences to ISS Commander Scott Kelly for the tragedy
in Tucson and assured Kelly ‘all Russians were touched by the news.
Putin expressed his best wishes and prayers to Kelly’s brother, Mark,
and the recovery of Mark’s wife, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.”
 
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