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'Space flight is a warm, emotional sensation'

Published: 09 March, 2009, 13:24


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Valery Tokarev, who spent 200 days in space, discusses the feeling of being in space on the anniversary of Gagarin's 75th birhtday, and also shares his thoughts on the future of space tourism.

 
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