Today marks an occasion that is epic in every sense of the word. April 12, 1961 was the date of the first human space flight, carried out by Yuri Gagarin, a citizen of the former Soviet Union. This historic event paved the way for space exploration and brought both innovation and determination to engineers and scientists around the world, for the benefit of all humanity. April 12 is now recognized as the International Day of Human Space Flight, and celebrates the beginning of the space era for mankind, reaffirming the important contribution of space science and technology in achieving sustainable development goals and increasing the well-being of states and peoples. un.org/en/events/humanspaceflightday/
Posted on: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 01:45:00 +0000
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