https://www.pitara.com/tags/russia-space/Recent content in Russia Space on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/news-for-kids/world-news/destination-mir/Sun, 09 Sep 2001 01:55:31 +0000https://www.pitara.com/news-for-kids/world-news/destination-mir/<figure class="w-64 sm:float-right sm:ml-4"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/news-world-87_1.jpg" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/news-world-87_1_hu_1d11258056ea9863.jpg" width="320" height="232" alt="Destination Mir [Illustration by Shiju George]" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption> Destination Mir [Illustration by Shiju George] </figcaption> </figure> <p>August 19: Dennis Tito is a very excited man. This businessman-cum-space-enthusiast has won the first prize in a game show called Destination Mir. He is now all set to be the world&rsquo;s first space tourist, and is training at Russia&rsquo;s Star City space-base for his unusually long journey.</p> <p>Russia has launched a television game show to revive interest in its ageing space station, Mir. The winner of the show gets to shoot into space, straight to the Russian space station Mir, which has been in space for 14 years now.</p>