International Day of Human Space Flight | United Nations

International Day of Human Space Flight | United Nations

65 years ago, history was made when the first human space flight took place. April 12, 1961, was the date of the first human space flight, carried out by Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet citizen. This historic event opened the way for space exploration for the benefit of all humanity.

“After flying around the Earth in a satellite ship, I saw how beautiful our planet is. People, we should preserve and multiply this beauty – not destroy it.”

—Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin

The groundbreaking achievement helped pave the way for space exploration for the benefit of all humanity.

Learn more about the International Day of Human Space Flight: 
https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-spaceflight-day

The Beginning of the Space Era for Humanity
The United Nations General Assembly, in its resolution A/RES/65/271 of April 7, 2011, declared April 12 as the International Day of Human Space Flight “to celebrate each year at the international level the beginning of the space era for [humanity], reaffirming the important contribution of space science and technology in achieving sustainable development goals and increasing the well-being of States and peoples, as well as ensuring the realization of their aspiration to maintain outer space for peaceful purposes.”

The General Assembly expressed its deep conviction of the common interest of humanity in promoting and expanding the exploration and use of outer space, as the province of all human beings, for peaceful purposes and in continuing efforts to extend to all States the benefits derived there from.

Credit: United Nations
Release Date: April 12, 2026

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