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Flower-Laying Ceremony Honors Gagarin at Ethiopian Space Science and Geospatial Institute
Flower-Laying Ceremony Honors Gagarin at Ethiopian Space Science and Geospatial Institute
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The ceremony marked the International Day of Human Space Flight, celebrated annually on April 12. 12.04.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Russian Ambassador to Ethiopia Evgeny Terekhin and General Director of the Ethiopian Space Science and Geospatial Institute Abdissa Yilma paid tribute to Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on Saturday by laying flowers at his bust in the institute.On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin, etched his name in history as the first human to journey into space, successfully completing a 108-minute orbit around Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft.
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Flower-Laying Ceremony Honors Gagarin at Ethiopian Space Science and Geospatial Institute
The ceremony marked the International Day of Human Space Flight, celebrated annually on April 12.
Russian Ambassador to Ethiopia Evgeny Terekhin and General Director of the Ethiopian Space Science and Geospatial Institute Abdissa Yilma paid tribute to Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on Saturday by laying flowers at his bust in the institute.
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin, etched his name in history as the first human to journey into space, successfully completing a 108-minute orbit around Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft.
