In memory of the first flight in history of a human being in space we celebrate today, 12 April, the day of cosmonautics. On this very day, 57 years ago (year 1961) Soviet cosmonaut Yuri A.Gagarin orbited earth in spaceship "Vostok". 108 minutes is how long the flight lasted, the whole world was watching, because it was for sure not easy and dangerous indeed. Gagarin led the way for further space exploration. Cosmonautics day is now not only a Russia holiday but the worldwide, international holiday as well because it opened the door to space. We in Russia are so proud of Gagarin. A great person with such a great warm smile... we'll never forget him. The source of this information is from my memory, my heart, from what our teachers in high school told us, and I wanted to share it with you today.
Do you in your countries celebrate the Cosmonautics Day as much as we do?
Photos: from Georgiy Dimov archive
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