CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The International Day of Human Space Flight is the annual celebration, held on 12 April, of the anniversary of the first human space flight by Yuri Gagarin (USSR).

Detailed explanation-2: -In 2011, the General Assembly, recognising the 50th anniversary of the first ever human spaceflight, declared 12 April as the International Day of Human Space Flight.

Detailed explanation-3: -International Day for Human Space Flight takes place across the world on April 12. The day celebrates the first space flight and the first human being in space - the great Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin. This historic event opened up experiences for humanity like never before.

Detailed explanation-4: -On April 12, 1961, aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin becomes the first human being to travel into space. During the flight, the 27-year-old test pilot and industrial technician also became the first man to orbit the planet, a feat accomplished by his space capsule in 89 minutes.