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Oleg Atkov, pilot – cosmonaut and a hero of the Soviet Union passes by during a guided tour of the Cosmodrome site 254.

KAZAKHSTAN | Friday, 11 January 2013 | Views [346] | View Larger Image

Oleg Atkov, pilot – cosmonaut and a hero of the Soviet Union passes by during a guided tour of the Cosmodrome site 254.

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While on a tour of the International Space School, we were demonstrated the process of a rocket launch. Attendants had the opportunity to 'push the button' and launch models into air. This Kazakh boy was ready and on-the-go, collecting and playing with every rocket model that had fallen onto the launch site.

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A girl watches closely towards a wall full of astronaut crew photographs in Baikonur Cosmodrome.

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