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Greece
New Park Dedicated to Yuri Gagarin Opens in Heraklion, Crete
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By Phil Butler
Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura joined four famous Russian cosmonauts and Crete officials as she dedicated the new Yuri Gagarin Park in Heraklion on Sunday. This year marks the 85th anniversary of Gagarin’s birth.
The minister was joined...
Greece
Crete Viewed as Best Place for Russian Cosmonauts to Recuperate
Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Kripochka have started an objective rehabilitation mission on Crete, an intensive program of physical recuperation following their return from the ISS after 172 days in space. They will follow a similar program to...