At such speeds, temperatures outside a spaceplane can rise to more than 1, 000 degrees Celcius.

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Temperatures in Moscow rose to about minus 15 degrees Celcius (5F) on Sunday after the mercury dipped to below minus 26 degrees Celcius (minus 15F) on Wednesday.

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