two thirty pm in moscow these iraqi headlines a terror attack strikes the very heart of the color russian capital killing twelve and injuring more than two hundred a powerful blast rocked the metro in minsk at the peak of the evening rush hour. planes and murdered coalition forces have been using i mean nation containing depleted uranium in libya which is known to cause cancer and mutations nato denies the allegations depleted uranium warheads had previously been used by the us in

iraq to wait and bosnia. and the world marks half a century of space travel april twelfth nine hundred sixty one russian cosmonaut yuri gagarin became the first man to reach out to the stars by being propelled into orbit. pioneers journey is not without its trials as one of her fellow trainees victor got about co reveals to r.t. . the lesson is best thing. about school thank you for being with us today you were part of the group of four officers who are preparing for the first manned space flight how many of you where when equip can tell us about how the first cost was picked. for. the decision to enlist fighter pilots into the first group

a trainee cosmonauts was made by sergei carrillo of the soviet union's head aerospace engineer a developed and launched the sputnik and the first manned space flight their friends ministry in the top soviet authorities approved that decision so the air force and the main enforce hospital are assigned to pick the candidates for the first manned space flight medical stuff from the hospital started traveling around regiments mainly in the central soviet union they picked out the profiles of three thousand five hundred fighter pilots four hundred fifty of them were sent to the hospital and it's of that four hundred fifty get falls hospital slate gets twenty pilots who became the first regiment of sortied cosmonauts. by which criteria where the pilots chosen. by people came to the regiment they looked at the pilot's professional reports they had to be good pilots they had to be in the party of course and be recommended by the deputy commander on political affairs then i would

hide it when i walked into the political offices office the first for my regiments there was a man from the military counterintelligence unit standing by his side he gave me a paper to sign that said everything i was about to learn was national security information that could not be sprayed i signed it they sent me to see a doctor i saw that the doctor had three medical reports mind you gaily comrades he would pilot a later space flight and boris serota we had a long talk and they also me how i would feel if they recommended me for a medical commission to check if i could for higher than one hundred kilometers i understood straight away what it was all about. how did you feel when you learned you were possibly going to space. when they told me i was going to fly it above one hundred kilometers i asked them if i was to write a satellite there is no such thing as a cosmonaut in those days because it didn't even exist satellites were the only

things to fly to space at the time the first one having been launched in one nine hundred fifty seven because you get scared and you. know i agree straight away it was voluntary by the way we were stationed in camps essentially a field where we were station was closed for repairs so we were sent to camps after we had our talk they told me i could go home it was three hundred kilometers away and told my wife about it but i only needed to think for a minute at most before i agreed. i would do the rest for a walk along to the final group of twenty pilots train together. for the group was put together in march nine hundred sixty we met with sergei coral of insects. ember there were eighteen of us by that time two of us were eliminated because their health was not good enough they did split us into several groups as there was any one centrifuge to train on and it was injured the first six pilots were sent there to train we were to be sent there after they were done. over.

and what did your training consist of. we attended lectures on medicine higher mathematics astronomy and so on. arky how may i write how you first met god in you. i was the first of the cosmonauts to may say i was sent to a military hospital the ward was empty when i arrived two days later he walked in he was stocky and smiled along he was wearing hospital clothes he introduced himself i introduced myself that was how we met but. as you become friends straight away notion of there were no it's all relations were very good even though we were all very worried i would do we all must have had your doubts stages share them with each other. yes that was that there were forty five of us in the hospital after all every single day one of us was eliminated from the competition some were even decommissioned there were four of us in the board myself i could go in the owner of

another pilot who the doctors told he could only ever be allowed to pilot a helicopter some of the pilots decided to leave before they would be commissioned we had our doubts too of course but i remember one time we all got together and said you're it said that too that we should go through the commission to the end it doesn't depend on us but let's give the medics all we can and see what happens. after all this time what is your opinion of. what. i like him my opinion of him was and remains very good it was the sort of man that would not let you down in back of the lorry normal life he had a talent for guy's ation good heads he had more experience than us in life he had been through a school a college the aviation club and the academy before it even started serving in the northern italian one of his positive qualities was that his superiors his friends and his subordinates liked him that was important he had a strong sense of jujitsu he set off in his fight that his goal was for every pilot

who came with him to fight to space and he did his best to make that happen every pilot from the group of twelve who were not eliminated due to poor health book would disappear. they all got to make their spaceflight. how did he deal with all the popularity and the people's love after the flight. and the student i think he deals with it just fine he never became stuck up all star struck like even some sportsman do today i never sold out in him in that sense he stayed in a good level and tried to perform his real judy as a citizen and a cosmonaut he loved children he was a man who embraced his work his publicist he and his family he wanted to make a second flight suit we even trained together when i was preparing for my first flight and he was planning to make his second we were to be in the same crew were still on the cover and what did he tell you about his first flight. or.

because of course the boat he told me how zero gravity felt and said that space could and should be explored that was all he said pretty much. in. our world he will say that once you've made your first spaceflight it's like a trunk you want to go back constantly which. is what you know even today when i meet people from star city or other cosmonauts when i visit launch pads i think i will come back to the launch pad this year old a regrettably i won't be able to fly myself so i'll be sending others i always dream of space when i come back home i was in the lunar program you know and i still sometimes fight to the moon in my dreams i very sorry that it will never happen i did it hated many years of my life to this profession starting from nine hundred sixty in quitting in one thousand eighty two i left my crew at the same time i left mission control. i wanted you miss earth when you were in space.

my flights were always so short during my second flight i even asked mission control to prolong my mission it was supposed to last eighteen days but our landing was postponed due to bad weather in kazakstan i think you'd better ask this question to those who have been on six months or longer missions i was not tired of it i wanted to keep working you know me yet. how does it earth look from space which is great and where. it was beautiful i was especially impressed with the sunrise and sunset during my second flight we actually followed the sun on one of our orbit passes it was like the sun never sets half of it was in the earth's shadow and we could see the other half it was beyond words the earth itself is beautiful to a season oceans have the most beautiful color they had dark blue in the middle of the shores when you look down you see mountainous desert cities huge rivers

everything that there is on earth. but i think he believe in god no. i believe in destiny whatever your destiny is it will happen you have to fight for it of course it doesn't just come to you. how do your space life change your life on earth what they didn't really know yet where the flights have had an effect on my life of course i don't know how far along i would get in my career if i had refused the offer to become a cosmonaut i was a group commander and certified for deputy commander at the time i was going to attend the academy to switch to board bones to craft i was piloting to make seventeen at the time big nine teams were already in use and the introduction of the make twenty one had begun it was my dream to pilot those planes i don't know how that would have turned out overall i'm grateful i can say i've made a huge career but that was never my goal to be on the unfulfilled dream i had was

to go on one more space mission but can't complain about my life the only thing is that my wife died very early we got married when i was still a pilot we started out together and stayed together until nine hundred eighty seven . doesn't hurt to me because when art's wife. and i. will never again was what she said after my second flight she got too worried although only three years later they offered me to go on another mission when i came home and told her she never said no. sir thank you very much for this interview. thank you and i wish you good health and happiness today in the fiftieth anniversary of yuri gagarin's flight i would like to tell the viewers that we will continue exploring space just like when we started a nine hundred sixty one people can go to mars if they want to.

space is going to our national security there is no substitute and there is no alternative to military comes in space. bombs on target the time battle minimum clubs will abolish the us will easier able to deliver through a space ship it seems to me to get a. good friend. to build a missile. coward. and we must. be. several hundred. years of investment in the peaceful uses of space.

on this incredible investment from the united states and from the european union to canada other countries like this all this stuff is completely in jeopardy if we start putting reference in outer space. in the new system not enough. when it's something really crucial. when you want to get down some prostate. we bring you our special. years of research and

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held. more news coming your way in less than fifteen minutes. have you with us this is sports today i'm you know me on these are some of the stories we're covering this hour. siberian steel me it's referred to corliss is a un she missed the chance to move forward in the russian premier league following a scoreless draw with f.c. tall. tale of two cities second leg quarterfinal action gets going in the champions league later today with chelsea and manchester united again taking to the feat. on writing the wrong the key overturns the sending off of

a key atlanta player and finals march but the result still stands meaning it's the region men who trailed solid up two zero in that it's gone up the side. full first with a fourth weekend of premier league action has wrapped up in russia with a points apiece for f.c. it's all. the size drawing in siberia a win for the visitors would have seen and she moved along side would have been in fourth spots up to the mark the car less involved in a clear cut chance of the first half his throw finding young linda beats the innkeeper but not the cross for the czech constant threat all day three on g.e. defense. opportunities few and far between in the second period with perhaps alexander polytone off coming close this late on nil nil the final score something rooted to the bottom on g. m d carle has called off the mark in

the read of liverpool the fifty seven million dollars signing from newcastle netting goals one and two and the three no win over manchester city on monday evening a big win for kenny dalglish in cole especially after their disappointing two on last. against west brom last time all three goals coming in first top of course hitting the targets in between charles graced the wind scenting city's champions league qualifying hopes in a game where they lost influential forward carlos tevez early on to a string of injury. meanwhile american sports tycoon stunning cronk a has evolved to turn arsenal cock into trophy winners after he secured a controlling stake in the gunners measure rising from almost thirty two just under sixty three percent he's now it creates a make an offer for the rest of the club arsenal haven't won a trophy since the f.a. cup in two thousand and five and they lie seven points behind manchester united in the league but they do hold the game and hunt. ok let's turn to the constants were

another london i felt chelsea face an uphill task of overturning a one deficit in the champions league tonight the blues take on months not at old trafford in the second leg of their quarterfinal clash good news for under pressure chelsea boss carlo ancelotti is that he has a fully fits want to choose from for the first time this season is side lost the opening leg one nil stamford bridge courtesy of twenty fourth minute goal really himself he's back for united after missing something leads to no win over a full on the first of a two game domestic for swearing at the t.v. camera rio ferdinand also returned to a brazilian full back rafael is the only target for alex ferguson. also and choose to shop hard to nets face the on every to be overturning a five one deficit against tournament favorites barcelona must see the chest to

even stating his side have little chance of progressing through the semifinals instead there are a missed restore some pride. of course there's a little chance to prove grant's it's obvious to every. body but it's important for us to retain our pride and we will do everything possible to retain our private. princess to ice hockey where the cape shell have overturned the decision that so atlanta forward future or future of sent off during his side's second their current cup finals him but the result still stands meaning outlined continue to trail solid rock you live to nothing over although the instant took place in the second period of sunday's game a collision between fewer of us all of us on t.v. off seeing sides forward forced to leave the ice with a serious knee injury but not subsequently ruling him or for at least the rest of the finals sure of picked up a five plus twenty minute penalty but went on to score two goals on

a power play especially winning one hundred fewer roads penalty stood the former new jersey devil could have been banned for up to five games but it's not available this week. but dillon to simply not only can make the case disciplinary committee has reversed cured a further of cyclists twenty minute penalty the judge's decision has been recorded as an unintentional mistake this episode is very difficult in terms of interpretation of had lost control over the puck just moments before and people try to possess it as kind of accident is part of the game. brings us to basketball where the miami heat seal are sitting in the fast approaching n.b.a. playoffs after holding on for victory against atlanta lebron james having thirty four points to help his team lock up the number two spot in the east the two time defending league m.v.p. helping facilitate an excellent fast break leading to a drain down here the heat up forty one thirty one midway through the second

longest puck up so fought back against the star studded starters of miami to mean wilkins bringing the hawks and three points in the fourth james jones webber dust any comeback hopes for the inspired home team with her late three pointers and he taking in your ninety eight ninety eight the florida man will not be number two in the east thanks to a boston defeat. a clear court season has gotten underway in tennis with the stretch pivotal for the end of year writings on the opening day of the monte carlo masters almost provided on the unpleasant surprise to a top twenty player it being right that richard gask a was in for an eye opener against as baucus on denise istomin the thirteenth seeded frenchman recovering however from a superstar to take the win like six six three six. his compatriot wilfred's tsonga had similar early struggles against one of monaco that

twelfth seed losing the opener but dominated been suing to say it's breaking his argentinian opponents six times four six six three sixteenth's to two how they did wish and even look at change up next for the french. and motor sport that many will be looking to build on it's david versus goliath reputation us a legendary vehicle which turns to the world of reality and that many john cooper works is a larger car than its undersized predecessor but is hoping to make as big of an impact the original many gained prominence when it won a series of rally events in the one nine hundred sixty s. by taking advantage of. it's a lightweight frame current drivers interest me down the shore a world of how the task of going up against established giants such as subaru forward and citron all eyes will be on the new team when the db you inserted genia on may fifth sordo however has the future in mind with the team set to race a full season starting in twenty two of. these i think the time is four

for me on norfolk cruiser if you know for the d.m. has to be in contact from who introduced me and they're really focused. only six rallies and make. a fortune from so i think we need to prepare really were looking for. finally following last week's slew of strikes in the russian premier league goals dried up somewhat this time around only nine in eight matches the tally with four of the netted in one game but still a potential goal of the season was among them here still.

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