{"id":763996,"date":"2023-03-29T13:30:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T08:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/?p=763996"},"modified":"2023-03-29T13:30:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T08:00:55","slug":"international-day-of-human-space-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/trending-events\/international-day-of-human-space-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"International Day of Human Space Flight 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

International Day of Human Space Flight is celebrated every year on 12 April to commemorate the first space flight and the first human in space – Yuri Gagarin. The day is celebrated around the world to celebrate the pathbreaking achievement of mankind. This event opened new experiences for humankind and broaden the horizons of studies related to space and the cosmos. This marks a remarkable opportunity for humankind to delve deeper into the exploration of the universe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

All About About Yuri Gagarin <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin or more commonly known as Yuri Gagarin was born on 9 March 1934 to a carpenter on a collective farm near Gzhatsk, Russia<\/strong><\/a>, USSR. He was a soviet cosmonaut who became the first man ever to travel to space in 1961. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He graduated from a trade school near Moscow as a molder in 1951 and continued his studies at the industrial college at Saratov and simultaneously took a course on flying. After completing the course, he took admitted to the Soviet Air Force cadet school at Orenburg and graduated from there in 1957. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 12 April 1961, his 4 \u00be ton Vostok 1 spacecraft was launched at 9.07 am Moscow time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That orbited around the earth once every 1 hour and 29 minutes at an altitude of 187 miles (301 Km) and landed back in the Soviet Union at 10.55 am. This spaceflight brought him instant fame and worldwide recognition. He was awarded the order of the Soviet Union and was honored with the titles like Hero of the Soviet Union and Pilot Cosmonaut, monuments were raised to him and streets were named after him. Even though he never took a trip to space again but he actively participated in training other cosmonauts. He traveled to many nations post his historic flight and served as a deputy to the Supreme Soviet from 1962. He died due to a crash in a two-seat jet aircraft during a routine training flight. Post his death, his ashes were placed in a niche in the Kremlin wall and to honor him Gzhatsk was named Gagarin after him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also Read<\/strong>: How to become a space scientist at ISRO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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