Celebrating 53 years of astronaut Yuri Gagarin flying into space
On April 12, the United Nations General Assembly and the whole world celebrated the 53rd anniversary of the International Astronaut Day on the first flight of Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin into orbit and became About the Earth safely (April 12, 1961-2014).
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In Russia, significant celebrations were held with the central event being a live communication on the evening of April 11 between General Vladimir Putin and astronauts working on the International Orbital Station ( ISS).
President Putin congratulated Russian and international astronauts, emphasizing their work on ISS is difficult and complex, but plays a very important and glorious role.
Yuri Gagarin is welcome when returning from space (Source: RIA)
Although the first flight into human space has passed more than half a century, the British are always interested in this event and remember the astronaut Yuri Gagarin.
On April 12, in the British capital, London will open the "Russia's Space Quest" exhibition to showcase unique artifacts, including many exhibits for the first time abroad, including the set of spaceship landing mission and Yuri Gagarin astronaut's pilot shirt, which is kept at the headquarters of the Russian Aerospace Authority (Roscosmos).
In the US, the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) held a ceremony to commemorate the Gagarin astronaut with the attendance of astronauts, representatives of social organizations, politicians and representatives of the community. Russia and diplomats.
The delegates then went to place flowers at the statue of Gagarin at NASA's old headquarters in the city of Houston.
The former Soviet Union and the Russian Federation now hold a record series of space research and exploration, including the first aerial work visit of astronaut Aleksei Leonov, the first space flight. female traveler Valentina Tereshkova, the longest flight into space (437 days and nights), the longest time in space (astronaut Sergey Krikaliov with a total of 803 days and nights in 6 flights) and time working the longest in outer space (astronaut Anatoly Soloviov with 82 hours in 16 times out of ISS working).
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