April 12: International Day of Space Flight!

Cosmonautics Day!

The first human space flight in 12 april 1961 was launched by the Soviet Union and carried out by the cosmonaut, Yuri Gagagin. Yuri Gagagin was the first human sent into outer space in the Vostok Spacecraft, completing one orbit around the Earth.

Pretty amazing, huh?

This day commemorates the start of the space era that opened up new possibilities for us humans to explore and contribute more to outer space science!