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Yuri’s Night- April 12th
International Day of Human Space Flight - April 12th
Welcome to my International Day of Human Space Flight celebration page on DLTK's Kids, where we come together to ignite the spirit of discovery and embrace the excitement of space exploration! Every April, people around the world host parties and events to commemorate the remarkable achievement of Yuri Gagarin, who became the first human to venture into space on April 12, 1961. As we gather to celebrate, we remember his awe-inspiring words:
"Circling the Earth in my orbital spaceship I marveled at the beauty of our planet. People of the world, let us safeguard and enhance this beauty — not destroy it!"
Yuri Gagarin, 1st human in space.
The inaugural Yuri's Night celebration took place in 2001, with the mission of raising public awareness about space exploration and inspiring a whole new generation to reach for the stars. As a passionate advocate for space education and exploration, I am thrilled to share resources, activities, and ideas to help you create an out-of-this-world Yuri's Night celebration. Let's embark on this cosmic journey together!
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Here are some fun facts for kids about International Day of Human Space Flight:
- Yuri Gagarin, the first human to travel into space, was just 27 years old when he made his historic flight on April 12, 1961.
- The first American in space was Alan Shepard, who made a suborbital flight on May 5, 1961.
- The first woman in space was Valentina Tereshkova, who flew on the Vostok 6 mission on June 16, 1963.
- The first American woman in space was Sally Ride, who flew on the Space Shuttle Challenger on June 18, 1983.
- The International Space Station (ISS) is a habitable artificial satellite that orbits the Earth, and it's been continuously occupied by humans since November 2000.
- The ISS is the largest human-made object in space, and it's about the size of a football field.
- Astronauts living on the ISS experience 16 sunrises and sunsets every day, as the space station orbits the Earth every 90 minutes.
- The ISS travels at a speed of about 17,500 miles per hour, which means it can orbit the Earth in just 90 minutes.
- There have been a total of 566 people who have traveled into space as of April 2021.