๐จโ๐๐ Day of Aviation and Cosmonautics Emojis Collection
Cosmonautics Day is a holiday dedicated to the first manned ๐ Flight into ๐ Space. It is celebrated annually on ๐บ April 12th.
Interesting Facts:
- The ๐งโ๐ Astronaut Man emoji was added to the 4.0 emoji version in 2016 under the ๐คท People category. This emoji is a combination of two emojis: ๐จ Man and ๐ Rocket. The ๐จโ๐ Astronaut emoji is often used when talking about ๐ฝ Space and ๐ช Planets.
- The ๐ Rocket emoji was added to the 1.0 emoji version in 2015 under the ๐ Travel & Places category. This emoji is used not only literally, but also figuratively, for example, when talking about ๐ต Investments or ๐ Success, ambition, energy, ๐ Greatness, etc.
The ๐จโ๐๐ Day of Aviation and Cosmonautics Emojis Collection page provides the following information:
- Holiday history of ๐จโ๐๐ Cosmonautics Day
- Traditions and symbols of ๐จโ๐๐ Cosmonautics Day
1. Holiday history of ๐จโ๐๐ Cosmonautics Day
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin made his first flight around the ๐ Orbit of the planet ๐ Earth on the Vostok-1 ๐ Spacecraft. It lasted 108 minutes.
Cosmonautics Day was approved in the USSR on the initiative of German Titov, a pilot-cosmonaut who made the first longest flight around Earth, which lasted for 25 hours, in 1962.
Already in 1968, the holiday gained international status by decree of the International Aviation Federation, which also changed the name of the holiday โ World Day of ๐ฉ Aviation and ๐จโ๐ Cosmonautics.
And in 2011, the UN General Assembly approved a resolution co-authored with more than 60 states. This resolution officially declared April 12 as the International Day of Human Space Flight.
Interesting fact: Exactly 20 years after manned space flight, on April 12, 1981, the first manned flight took place, created under the Space Shuttle program.
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2. Traditions and symbols of ๐จโ๐๐ Cosmonautics Day
Traditionally, on Cosmonautics Day, various events are held around the world: exhibitions, educational and scientific conferences, lectures, etc. The symbols of this holiday are the images of ๐จโ๐ Astronauts and ๐ Rockets.
Also, since 2001, in honor of Cosmonautics Day, Yuriโs ๐ Night has been held, the meaning of which is to increase interest in the ๐ญ Exploration of ๐ Space and inspire discoveries. This celebration was founded by Loretta Hidalgo, George T. Whitesides, and Trish Garner in honor of the 40th anniversary of the first flight into space.
And in honor of the 50th anniversary, the crew of the 27th expedition from the International Space Station sent a video congratulation to Earth with a wish for a happy holiday in 3 languages: English, Italian, and Russian. At the same time, the crew members were dressed in โฌ Black ๐ T-shirts with Yuriโs Night logo.
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