Destroyed school in Krakhove

Destroyed school in Krakhove

KURAKHOVE, UKRAINE - AUGUST 12, 2023 - A piece of the placard depicts a Soviet Vostok spacecraft as seen at Kurakhove Gymnasium N2 damaged in a Russian rocket attack, Kurakhove, Donetsk Region, eastern Ukraine.

Russian scientists grow watermelons in Antarctica

STORY: Russian scientists grow watermelons in Antarctica DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Vostok Station 2. various of growing watermelons 3. various of cutting watermelon 4. various of growing vegetables 5. various of Vostok Station STORYLINE: Russian researchers have successfully used hydroponic technology to grow eight sweet watermelons at the Vostok Station in Antarctica, according to the Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI). These ripe watermelons have red and yellow flesh and weigh about 1 kg each. According to the researchers, the laboratory at the Vostok Station is expecting cucumbers in the near future, and scientists will also try to grow blackberries, strawberries and blueberries later, in the coldest place on earth. According to reports, scientists have been planting vegetables in the laboratory at the Vostok Station since February 2020, and have successfully grown more than 80 varieties of vegetables. Russi

Expo' 70: Exhibition view of the Soviet Pavilion

Expo' 70: Exhibition view of the Soviet Pavilion

A photograph of the Vostok spacecraft and Yuriy Gagarin on display in the Soviet Pavilion at Expo'70. ==Date: September 13, 1970, Place: Suita City, Osaka

Russian crew of ISS celebrates Cosmonautics Day

STORY: Russian crew of ISS celebrates Cosmonautics Day DATELINE: April 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Russian crew from the International Space Station STORYLINE: The Russian crew from the International Space Station (ISS) celebrated Cosmonautics Day, a day to commemorate the first manned space flight by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. "His (Yuri Gagarin's) flight was the pinnacle of the selfless labor of many specialists, workers, engineers and designers, and demonstrated to the whole world the superiority of domestic science and technology," said cosmonaut Denis Matveev. His colleague Sergei Korsakov also thanked all those who work "for the benefit of space exploration." On April 12, 1961, the Vostok-1 launch vehicle delivered Yuri Gagarin into Earth's orbit. In 2011, the UN General Assembly adopted this date as the International Day of Human Space Flight. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow. (XHTV)