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The article details the celebration of Cosmonautics Day on April 12, noting its origins from the Soviet era and its international recognition by the UN. It provides historical records of space exploration milestones, including the first human in orbit by Yuri Gagarin and records for longest flights and spacewalks involving various nations and astronauts.

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“Russia celebrates April 12 as Cosmonautics Day, established under a decree by the USSR Supreme Soviet (the Soviet Union’s national legislature) of April 9, 1962 in honor of the world’s first space flight by a Soviet citizen.”
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The Wikipedia entry for 'International Day of Human Space Flight' confirms that the day is celebrated on April 12 and references the occasion of the first human space flight by Yuri Gagarin (USSR).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cosmonautics Day (Russian: День Космона́втики, romanized: Den' Kosmonávtiki) is an anniversary celebrated in Russia and some other post-Soviet states on 12 April. In 2011, at the 65th session of the U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmonautics_Day
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov (Russian: Владимир Михайлович Комаров, IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ kəmɐˈrof]; 16 March 1927 – 24 April 1967) was a Soviet test pilot, aerospace engineer, and cosmona…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Komarov
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first person to journey into outer space. Trav…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin
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“The idea of introducing this date to the calendar of the nation’s memorable events was proposed by the Soviet Union’s second cosmonaut to go on a space mission, German Titov.”
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The claim that German Titov proposed the date is not directly supported by the provided evidence. While the evidence mentions Gherman Titov as the second cosmonaut, it does not state that he proposed the establishment of April 12 as a national memorable date.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boris Yuryevich Titov (Russian: Борис Юрьевич Титов; born 24 December 1960) is a Russian politician and businessman serving as the Special Presidential Envoy for Relations with International Organizat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Titov
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gherman Stepanovich Titov (Russian: Герман Степанович Титов; 11 September 1935 – 20 September 2000) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut who, on 6 August 1961, became the second human to orbit the Earth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gherman_Titov
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Soviet space program (Russian: Космическая программа СССР, romanized: Kosmicheskaya programma SSSR) was the state space program of the Soviet Union, active from 1951 until the dissolution of the S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_space_program
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“Also, April 12 is the International Day of Human Space Flight (declared by the UN General Assembly session on April 7, 2011 in honor of the beginning of humanity’s space era).”
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The Wikipedia entry for 'International Day of Human Space Flight' explicitly states that the day was proclaimed at the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly on 7 April.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Day of Conscience is a global day of awareness celebrated on April 5, commemorating the importance of human conscience. It was established by the United Nations General Assembly on J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_Conscienc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Day of Human Space Flight is the annual celebration, held on 12 April, of the anniversary of the first human space flight by Yuri Gagarin (USSR). It was proclaimed at the 65th sessio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_Human_Spa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Romani Day (8 April) is a day to celebrate Romani culture and raise awareness of the issues facing Romani people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Romani_Day
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“On April 12, 1961 Soviet cosmonaut Yury Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth.”
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The evidence provided does not contain specific information regarding the date of Yury Gagarin's first orbit. The evidence confirms Gagarin's first successful crewed spaceflight, but the specific date of April 12, 1961, is not confirmed by the provided snippets.
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“His spacecraft Vostok blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome to travel around the globe once.”
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The evidence confirms Gagarin completed one orbit on Vostok 1, but the specific details about the launch from Baikonur cosmodrome or the purpose of traveling around the globe once are not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets.
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“Gagarin successfully landed in Russia’s Saratov Region.”
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“His flight lasted 108 minutes.”
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“At the end of April 1961 Yury Gagarin began a “world tour of peace.””
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No evidence was found in the provided snippets regarding Gagarin beginning a 'world tour of peace' at the end of April 1961.
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“During the next three years he visited about 30 countries, including Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Finland, Britain, Poland, Cuba, Brazil, Canada, Hungary, India, Egypt, Austria, Japan, France, Mexico, East Germany, Sweden and Norway.”
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“Starting from May 1961 he was the cosmonauts’ training team’s commander and senior instructor.”
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“Gagarin was a standby of his colleague, Vladimir Komarov, who died on April 24, 1967 while returning after a test flight on the Soyuz-1 spacecraft.”
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“The world’s first cosmonaut died in an air crash while performing a test flight on a MiG-15UTI training fighter jet together with instructor Vladimir Seryogin on March 27, 1968.”
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“A total of 615 men and women from 40 countries (including unofficial astronauts and space tourists), 76 of them women, have made orbital flights since the beginning of the space era.”
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“The United States ranks first (364 astronauts), followed by the Soviet Union/Russia (135) and China (20).”
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“In addition, 14 representatives of Japan, 12 representatives of Germany (including East Germany), 11 representatives of Canada, 10 representatives of France, 8 representatives of Italy, and 3 representatives of Saudi Arabia have performed orbital flights.”
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“Currently, Russia’s Nikolay Chub and Alexander Grebenkin, Americans Matthew Dominick and Jeanette Epps are working at the International Space Station (ISS).”
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“China’s Tiangong National Station has a crew of two: Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin.”
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“The longest orbital flight in the history of space exploration — 437 days 17 hours 58 minutes and 17 seconds — was performed by Russian cosmonaut Valery Polyakov from January 1994 through March 1995 on the Mir station.”
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“The holder of the world record for total time spent in space is also a Russian cosmonaut — Oleg Kononenko, who is currently working on the ISS.”
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“On February 4, 2024, he broke the previous record (878 days 11 hours 29 minutes and 48 seconds) set in 2015 by Russia’s Gennady Padalka, who also had five space flights.”
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“At the end of the year-long mission in September 2024, Oleg Kononenko’s total time in space is expected to reach 1,110 days.”
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