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50 Years of Humans in Space

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
April 12, 2011
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Resolution Taken up on Initiative of Russian Federation, ‘Cold War Space Race Is Over; We All Won,’ Says United States Representative
“An annual International Day of Human Space Flight was declared by the General Assembly this afternoon, to be celebrated on 12 April, the date of the first manned space flight in 1961. By to a new resolution adopted unanimously by the world body (document A/65/L.67), the first International Day in 2011 would mark the fiftieth anniversary of the flight of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and reaffirm “the important contribution of space science and technology in achieving sustainable development goals and increasing the well-being of States and peoples”.
12 April: International Day of Human Space Flight, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
“Yuri Gagarin’s flight is an inspiration that engenders a quest for excellence; an inspiration that fans the flames of passion to pursue a dream, especially among the young. There is no higher value you can place on his achievement,” stressed Mazlan Othman, Director of UNOOSA on the occasion.”

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