Space loses its appeal for Russian teens

Ivan Pozdayev and his classmates at the International Space School in a Russian military enclave ignite a model rocket made from Coca-Cola bottles and grin as it soar high over the tree tops.

Ivan Pozdayev and his classmates at the International Space School in a Russian military enclave ignite a model rocket made from Coca-Cola bottles and grin as it soar high over the tree tops.

But the 12-year-old frowns when asked if he wants to be a cosmonaut. A rocket scientist, then? He shrugs, "Maybe".

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