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Photographer Dmitry Markov died at the age of 41, reports “Medusa”.

The cause of death has not been reported. Edition “Pskov province” writes that in recent days Markov has “experienced pressure from readers on social networks” because of his position towards his friends who were called up to fight in the war in Ukraine.

Dmitry Markov – photographer, photojournalist and volunteer. He was born in 1982 in Pushkino, near Moscow. First of all, Markov is known for his photographs of the Russian provinces.

In February 2021, the photographer came to court, where Alexei Navalny’s suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher case was replaced with a real one. As a result, Markov was detained and taken to the police department. There Markov took a photograph of a masked riot policeman sitting under a portrait of Vladimir Putin. The photo has become a symbol of Navalny’s persecution.

2024-02-16 18:19:06
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The reusable manned spacecraft Crew Dragon with four space tourists on board after completing its stay at the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, February 9, successfully splashed down in the Atlantic, the company that developed the device, SpaceX, reported.

After leaving orbit, the ship’s descent capsule, using a parachute system, made a soft splashdown off the east coast of Florida near the city of Dayton, Interfax reports. In the splashdown area, the SpaceX search and rescue vessel Shannon was waiting for the capsule.

Crew Dragon with space tourists on board launched to the ISS on January 19. The crew commander was former NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria, who also commanded the company’s first mission to the ISS, Axiom-1. Also traveling to the ISS were Italian Walter Villadei (pilot), Swede Markus Wandt (mission specialist) and Alper Gezeravcı (mission specialist), who became the first astronaut in Turkish history. All three have experience serving in the air forces of their countries.

The third Axiom mission (Ax-3) had a crew of four on the ISS for more than two weeks, during which they worked alongside the station’s current crew. Tourists conducted about 30 scientific experiments on board the ISS.

The first commercial astronaut mission, Ax-1, took place in April 2022. It was originally designed to last 10 days, but due to bad weather at the splashdown site off the coast of Florida, the four astronauts stayed on it for a week longer. The cost of the flight for each member of the Axiom-1 mission was estimated at $55 million.

The flight of the crew of the company’s second mission, Ax-2, to the ISS took place in May 2023.

Flights with space tourists under the Axiom Space program, in agreement with SpaceX, are planned to be carried out two to three times a year in the future.

2024-02-09 14:09:14
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Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, who is fighting for the Republican nomination for US President, suffered a humiliating defeat in the Nevada primaries. Despite the fact that she was the only viable candidate on the ballot, most voters checked the “against all” option.

The state primaries were held at the direction of the court. The local branch of the Republican Party decided that the candidate would be determined at caucuses – election conferences. Unlike the primaries, the leader of the presidential race, Donald Trump, will also participate in them.

Note that Haley did not campaign in Nevada, saying that she intended to focus on states where, according to her, elections are fair. “Even Donald Trump knows the casino always wins,” said Haley’s spokeswoman Olivia Perez-Cubas.

The Democratic Party primaries were also held in Nevada. They were won by President Joe Biden, for whom 87% of voters voted.

2024-02-07 10:36:35
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