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Yuri's Night is an international celebration held on April 12 every year to commemorate the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin, and the first Space Shuttle launch.

1 Anniversaries

First human in space: In 1961, on April 12, the first human spaceflight mission, Vostok 1, sent Yuri Gagarin to Earth orbit and returned him safely to Earth.
First Space Shuttle launch: In 1981, on April 12, the first Space Shuttle mission, STS-1, launched the Space Shuttle Columbia to Earth orbit. The shuttle returned safely to Earth on April 14. The crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia was John W. Young and Robert Crippen.

2 External links

Yuri's Night
Space Celebration Circles Globe by James Bernard Frost, 2004 Apr 10, Wired News.

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