The 12th of April is Cosmonautics Day

The 12th of April is Cosmonautics Day

"International Day of Human Space Flight"

The International Day of Human Space Flight celebrates the start of the space era for humankind, reaffirming the important contribution of space science and technology in today’s world. The day also aims to promote aspirations to explore and maintain outer space for peaceful purposes.

On this Day - April 12, 1961 the first manned space flight made on by the 27-year-old Russian Soviet cosmonaut (astronauts) Mr Yuri Gagarin. Gagarin circled the Earth for 1 hour and 48 minutes aboard the spacecraft "Vostok 1".

Gagarin's flight was a triumph for the Soviet space program , and opened a new era in the history of space exploration. 

Multiple Choice

Who was the first man in space?

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

• Leonov

• Aldrin

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the first satellite to orbit Earth?

• Sputnik

• Skylab

• Challenger

• Curiosity

Multiple Choice

What country was the first to put a man into space?

• USA

• Canada

• Russia

• England

Multiple Choice

What year was the first moon walk?

• 1959

• 1969

• 1979

• 1989

Multiple Choice

What year was it when the first person went into space?

• 1959

• 1960

• 1961

• 1962