Sochi Olympic torch blasts off into space. Part 1
8 November 2013, Friday
A Soyuz rocket is delivering the torch to the International Space Station, reports the BBC.
On Saturday, two Russian cosmonauts will take it on a historic first spacewalk. The torch will not be lit.
The event is part of a rebranding exercise by Russia, designed to portray it as a strong, modern country, says the BBC's Daniel Sandford in Baikonur.
The Soyuz rocket blasted off at 04:14:25 GMT from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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