Russia Celebrates 65th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's First Human Spaceflight

09:38 GMT, 12 April 2026

Celebrated on April 12, Cosmonautics Day - also known as the International Day of Human Space Flight - honors the memory and historic achievement of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.

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The Soviet Air Force pilot became the first person to travel into space aboard the Vostok spacecraft.

The historic 108-minute mission launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome and completed one orbit of Earth.

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Gagarin Center: 65 Years of Cosmonaut Training Excellence, and Counting

11 January 2025, 19:18 GMT

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