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Brazilian Readies For Lift-Off After Russian Winter Training
Star City, Russia (AFP) Mar 15, 2006 Brazilian astronaut Marcos Pontes said Tuesday he had to overcome extreme cold in Russia during training but was ready for his journey into space later this month. "Now that my training is almost over, I feel happiness because I am going to space after so long but also sadness because my friends will stay here," Pontes said at a press conference in Star City. "I was told before I left for Russia that I would have to face the Russian winter," Pontes said. "When I arrived in September, it was not very cold," but with January temperatures of as low as minus 27 degrees Celsius (minus 17 degrees Fahrenheit) in Moscow, "I understood what it is like to be cold," he said. Pontes is set to blast off on March 30 from the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station, along with Pavel Vinogradov from Russia and Jeffrey Williams from the United States. Pontes is scheduled to return on April 9.
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Brazil To Buy Saudi F5 Jets And Make Missiles With SAfrica
Brasilia, Brazil (AFP) Feb 12, 2006Brazil will build an air-to-air missile with South Africa and buy nine used F-5 jet fighters from Saudi Arabia, a leading newspaper reported Sunday, citing military sources. |
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