International Day of Human Space Flight

  Russia celebrates April 12th as Cosmonautics Day , established under a decree by the USSR Supreme Soviet (the Soviet Union’s national legislature) of April 9, 1962 in honor of the world’s first space flight by a Soviet citizen. The idea of introducing this date to the calendar of the nation’s memorable events was proposed by the Soviet Union’s second cosmonaut to go on a space mission, German Titov. Also, April 12 is the International Day of Human Space Flight (declared by the United Nations General Assembly session on April 7, 2011 in honor of the beginning of humanity’s space era). First crewed space flight On April 12, 1961 Soviet cosmonaut Yury Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth. His spacecraft Vostok blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome to travel around the globe once. Gagarin successfully landed in Russia’s Saratov Region. His flight lasted 108 minutes. At the moment of blastoff Gagarin dropped a remark that instantly went down in history: "Off we go...

  Today, Russia and many other countries around the world are celebrating Cosmonautics Day. On April 12, 1961, Soviet officer Yury Gagarin paved the way to space for humanity. His flight became a great triumph for our Motherland, for all of our people. I would like to extend my sincere greetings to all citizens of Russia and our compatriots and cosmonauts, all those who work in the rocket and space industry and, of course, the veterans and military personnel in the Aerospace Forces of Russia, who are performing their duty in the special military operation. Our country has its own unique approaches to achieving its defence goals and conducting space exploration and research. They were established by the intensive work of many generations of technicians, engineers, and scientists, the organisational genius of Korolyov, Glushko, Tsander, Barmin, Keldysh, Pilyugin and many others whose names it is impossible to mention in one brief address. Our victories –both in space and on Earth – a...

 On the eve of the 62nd anniversary of the first manned flight into space, the main international party was held, where everyone could get closer to the stars! This year, cosmonauts, scientists, journalists, artists, designers and businessmen took the stage to share their valuable knowledge and answer dozens of interesting questions from the audience. The main goal of Yuri's Night is to show the vastness of professions in astronautics and tell about the value of everyone's contribution to the development of the industry. In 2024, the program will be even richer and cooler! Waiting for you!