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On December 6, 1999, The United Nations General Assembly declared World Space Week as an annual event celebration to be commemorated between October 4 and 10. The choice of dates was based on recognition of two important dates in space history: the launch of the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, on October 4, 1957; and the signing of the Outer Space Treaty on October 10, 1967.
The International Day of Human Space Flight is the annual celebration, held on 12 April, of the anniversary of the first human space flight by Yuri Gagarin . It was proclaimed at the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly on 7 April 2011, [ 1 ] a few days before the 50th anniversary of the flight.
Yuri's Night is often called the "World Space Party". [2] The launch of STS-1 , the first Space Shuttle mission, is also honored, as it was launched 20 years to the day after Vostok 1, on April 12, 1981 (although the date of STS-1 is just a coincidence, the launch having had been delayed for two days due to a technical problem).
World Humanitarian Day is “a global celebration of people helping people,” according to the originators of the holiday, the United Nations. This special and much-needed day is formally ...
We’ve got the perfect thing: our latest Quotes of the Week compilation! In the list below, we’ve gathered nearly 20 of TV’s most memorable sound bites from the past seven days, including ...
Since 2001, Yuri's Night, also known as the "World's Space party", [10] is held every 12 April worldwide to commemorate milestones in space exploration. [ 11 ] On 12 April 2017, the United Nations commemorated the "International Day of Human Space Flight" to celebrate the 56th anniversary of the first human space flight, which ushered in the ...
Quotes of the Week: The Twilight Zone, Search Party, Yellowstone and More All year long, we’ve been capturing TV’s most memorable sound bites, from scripted to unscripted, funny to poignant ...
The World Space Award (also known as IAF World Space Award) is presented by International Astronautical Federation to an eminent individual or team at the IAC Congress, after a nomination process, that has made an exceptional impact to the progress of the world space activities by their outstanding contributions in the fields of space science, technology, medicine, law, or management over the ...