Craig SailaAlso today, 20 coincidental years after the launch of the first #SpaceShuttle with #STS1, was the launch of #Vostok1
That 1961 mission saw #YuriGagarin become the first human to fly into #space, orbit the Earth, and return again
Because of Yuri’s first human flight to #space (and no doubt aided by #JohnYoung and #RobertCrippen’s flight on #Columbia), the #UN recognizes today as the International Day of Human Space Flight
It’s also #YurisNight and depending where you are, you celebrate it all at a #WorldSpaceParty, too 🧑🚀 🥳
Finally, to get you in the mood of the day, here’s #PublicServiceBroadcasting’s #Gagarin
