Flames don’t burn in space. The vacuum makes it hard. That didn’t stop the Russians from making a symbolic gesture by taking it up into space and having it passed between astronauts.
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Sochi Olympic torch lighter walks in space with Russians
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Published November 9, 2013
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The symbolic torch that will be used to light the flame at the winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, just completed a two-hour spacewalk that was broadcast live online on NASA TV.
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