60 years in Space Celebration.
This year will mark 60 years since the first human flew to space, after Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering space flight in April 1961.
Gagarin became a hero throughout the Soviet Union and a powerful symbol for the Soviet government.
In orbit for 100 minutes, newsreels of the day reported on how Gagarin described sights never before seen by man.
“The Earth looked a delicate blue, floating in a black sky. So said the first man in space after his fabulous journey of 108 minutes, Major Yuri Gagarin. A 27-year-old Soviet Air Force officer whose name will live in history.”
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RustTalk Incorporated aims to promote Russian culture and support people of Russian origin. Our projects and activities include festivals, conferences, and special events within Russian cultural, science, business, and educational communities, as well as the development of Russian media services, broadcasted within the greater Australian community.
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This year will mark 60 years after Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's pioneering space
flight in April 1961.
In Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union, April 12 is known as
Cosmonautics Day. This day traditionally unites people of all ages and nationalities.
60 years in Space Festival will run online over ten days and include video conferences,
educational videos and stories reveling the history of the first human space flight,
creative children competition, space trivia and will conclude with LIVE concert
where Victorian artists will perform famous space songs and read themed poems.