12 - April 2022
The journey started by Yuri Gagarin. April 12 - International Day of Aviation and Space
Today, April 12, is the day when Yuri Gagarin flew into space for the first time in human history. Darya columnist Muzaffar Kasimov tells about the history and interesting facts.
What happened on April 12, 1961, is well known. That day, Yuri Gagarin, a Russian man, flew into space for the first time in human history aboard the Vostok spacecraft, ushering in an era of space exploration. He left the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 9:07 a.m. with his famous shout, "Poyekhali!" took off, flew in orbit around the Earth for 108 minutes, and at 10:55 landed successfully in the field in the village of Smelovka, Saratov region.