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Two Russian cosmonauts conducted a ceremonial handoff of the Olympic
torch at the start of a planned six-hour spacewalk to perform
maintenance on the International Space Station. For obvious safety
reasons, the flame was not lit. (Nov. 9/2013) The Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch relay made history today: After riding from Earth to the International Space Station , two Russian astronauts took it with them on a space walk, marking an Olympic first.
