Sunday, 12 April 2026

International Human Space flight Day 2026; April 12th.



FORUM: 65th anniversary of the First Human Space Flight of Yuri Gagarin; Follow the conversations with the hashtags: #Gagarin65; #ForeverFirst; #12April, #Humanspaceflight,

Yuri Gagarin




EVENT: On April 13th, 2026, Date: April 13, 2026 from 12:00 to 13:00 GMT at the "Palais des Nations", a solemn ceremony of laying flowers will be held in the UN Office in Geneva (Ariana Park) at the "Conquest of Space" monument in honor of the 65th anniversary of the First Human Space Flight of Yuri Gagarin. Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva, Ambassador Gennady Gatilov and Director-General of the UN Office at Geneva Tatiana Valovaya will open the event with their welcoming speeches. The monument was officially donated to the UN by the USSR Minister of Culture, Yekaterina Furtseva, on July 20, 1971. The participants of the upcoming ceremony will pay a tribute to the feat of Yuri Gagarin, as well as the heroic and selfless work of all those who made the First Human Space Flight possible. Anyone wishing to visit the event (especially those who do not have permanent UN accreditation) must register to participate and activate the badge at the Pregny Gate.

See you at the ceremony!

The “Conquest of Space” sculpture in UN Geneva’s Ariana Park is a testament to humanity’s extraterrestrial ventures.



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