In the far year of 1961, on April 12, Yuri Gagarin took the first-ever flight into the outer space. “I saw the beauty of our planet. Let's preserve and expand this beauty, not destroy it!” the cosmonaut wrote in his diary. On April 9, 1962 the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR established the commemorative day in honor of this fight.
Six years ago the General Assembly of the United Nations declared 12 April as the International Day of Human Space Flight. In some countries the Yuri's Night celebration is held named after the first Russian cosmonaut.
Yuri Gagarin's spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The first cosmonaut spent 108 minutes on the earth orbital.
The world-famous space dogs, Belka and Strelka, were the first ones to go on a space journey. The animals took a flight in the Sputnik 5 craft in 1960.
After Yuri Gagarin's journey, more than 550 astronauts from over 40 countries conquered the space. The cosmos still attracts people with its magnificence.
CEOWORLD Magazine, one of the world's premier business publications, has released its latest ranking of the most influential women in international business. Let's take a look at the top five
There are over 250,000 species of flowers in the world. Some of them belong to rare species of flora and are a true treasure for biologists. Let's take a look at these extraordinary representatives of the plant world and fully appreciate their unique beauty.
Although US President Donald Trump insists it is too early to discuss a successor within the Republican Party, behind-the-scenes maneuvering has already begun. Politicians deliver messages, test the waters, and closely monitor public sentiment. The participants in a new race are becoming increasingly visible, despite the lack of official announcements. Let's take a look at who might lead the Republican Party in the 2028 election.
