International Day of Human Space Flight
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14th Apr, 2021
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Context
April 12th marked the 60 years of the first human space flight to explore the universe beyond the Earth.
About the International Day of Human Space Flight
- Declaration: April 12 was declared as the International Day of Human Space Flight by the United Nations General Assembly in 2011.
- It was started to mark the inception of the space era of mankind.
- First human flight: On April 12, 1961, a Soviet cosmonaut named Yuri Gagarin became the first person to orbit the Earth.
- Objective: It was started to celebrate each year as the beginning of the space ear for mankind.
- To reaffirm the contribution of space science and technology
- To ensure the aspiration for the use of outer space for the peaceful purpose
Indian Human Spaceflight Programme
- The Indian Human Spaceflight Programme was started in 2007by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
- It aims to develop the technology that was needed to launch crewed orbital spacecraft into low Earth orbit.
- The first uncrewed flight is planned with a spacecraft called Gaganyaan for December 2021on a GSLV Mark III rocket.
- Later on, the manned flight will be launched.
- India will become the fourth nation to conduct independent human spaceflight after Russia, United States, and China.
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