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Russian Cosmonaut Takes Pictures From Space Station Of War Zone In Georgia; Russia Says Photographs Are For Humanitarian, Not Military, Purposes

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Monday, August 25th, 2008

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Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, while on the International Space Station, took pictures of the war zone in Georgia, where Russian troops invaded the nation and then only partially pulled back into Russia. The space station is supposed to be used only for peaceful purposes, not for military uses including space imagery that could be helpful to troops. Russian ground controllers asked Kononenko to take the pictures. However, Russia says the pictures were for use in providing humanitarian aid to victims…

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