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Polish children and students meet astronauts
10-09-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)As part of worldwide activities to celebrate the 50 years of space exploration, Polish children and students had the chance to meet European and American astronauts in Warsaw last week, to hear at first hand about living and working in space.
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