Happy Space 53 years since the first human space flight

Yes, the flowers on Mars is not yet in bloom, but now humanity is making some very active, steps to the Moon, Mars and other planets / moons of the solar system is home to people.

We will not speculate on why this has not happened yet, but better remember that almost 53 years have passed since then, as Yuri Gagarin on the ship "Vostok" was launched with the "Baikonur", and went into orbit. 108 minutes he spent in space on the "East", entered the history as well as all of this event.

tells us "Wikipedia", April 12 "World Day of Aviation and Cosmonautics according to the protocol (n. 17), the 61st General Conference of the International Aeronautical Federation, held in November 1968 and the decision of the International Aeronautical Federation adopted 30 April 1969 on the proposal of the Federation of Sports Aviation »

In addition, on April 7, 2011 at a special plenary session of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution officially proclaimed April 12 as the International Day of human space flight. Co-authors of the resolution were more than 60 states.

By the way, the question of what to do in this day, does not arise, thanks to the excellent post As noted Cosmonautics Day from lozga . Among other things, even today and Saturday, so you can devote all his free time studying the history of space flight, as well as studying the schedule of upcoming events, the purpose of which - the study and exploration of space.

And here's a video from the Russian Space Agency, with a record of the flight itself and archive data:



PS Well, yes, you can celebrate with 7 minutes 9:00 MSK, at this particular time was running "East» :)

PSS Zponskoe edition of The Japan Times сообщает, that the territory of a Buddhist temple in the prefecture GIFO flowered sakura. Nothing remarkable, if not for one thing: bone, from which it is grown cherry, conducted on the ISS for 8 months.

This stone was taken from the tree age 1,250 years, and it alone, this bone, sprouted. All other bones with old cherry not prorostali.

By the way, just 4 years young Sakura grew by 4 meters, and now has blossomed. Normally cherry blossom 10 years after the "birth" and "space" cherry blossom 4 years later, in time for the Day of Cosmonautics :)

Source: habrahabr.ru/post/219101/