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International Day of Human Space Flight
1961-04-12 Yuri Gagarin is first human in space.
On 12 April 1961, at 6:07 am UTC, the Vostok 3KA-3 (Vostok 1) spacecraft was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome. Aboard was Yuri Gagarin, the first human to travel into space.
On 12 April 1961, at 6:07 am UTC, the Vostok 3KA-3 (Vostok 1) spacecraft was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome. Aboard was Yuri Gagarin, the first human to travel into space.
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STS-1 also launched today.
Really wish SpaceX had got their 'candle' lit a bit early, instead of going for a stupid meme date of 4/20...