How an Olympic torch traveled to the International Space Station
In short: Watch the journey of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics torch as it travels aboard the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft to the International Space Station.
On November 6, 2013 (U.S. time), a crew consisting of Mikhail Tyurin, Rick Mastracchio, and Koichi Wakata launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Their mission was a six-hour flight to the International Space Station.
The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics torch was carried inside the Soyuz, intended for a four-day stay on the station.
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