Dmitry Kandinsky / vtomske.ru
On Cosmonautics Day, April 12, Tomsk residents will be able to watch Russian films and cartoons about space for free in the open air. This was reported by the press service of the Tomsk City Hall.
Thus, on April 12, an open-air cinema will open on Novosobornaya Square in Tomsk. Films about space will be shown on the big screen:
- at 13:00 Russian cartoon about the achievements of Soviet cosmonautics “Belka and Strelka. Star Dogs” (0+);
- at 14:30 the sequel to the space franchise about “star dogs” “Belka and Strelka. Lunar Adventures” (0+);
- at 16:00 a Russian film about the first human spacewalk in history, which was performed by Alexey Leonov from the Voskhod-2 spacecraft, “Time of the First” (6+);
- at 18:20 – Russian film about the dramatic events that took place in orbit in 1985, “Salyut 7” (18+).
Tomsk residents will also be able to get acquainted with the history of space exploration at the street exhibition “First: the path to the stars.” The exhibition will feature photographs and historical documents testifying to Yuri Gagarin’s flight into space.
Cosmonautics Day
In 1961, on April 12, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Vostok-1 spacecraft and made an orbital flight around the Earth for the first time in the world. Yuri Gagarin spent 108 minutes in space, which was a breakthrough in the exploration of extraterrestrial space.
The ship landed safely near the village of Smelovka in the Saratov region.
The first space flight aroused great interest throughout the world, and the astronaut himself became a world celebrity.
The holiday “Cosmonautics Day” was established in 1962. Six years later it received international status, Aviation and Cosmonautics Day, which is still celebrated annually.
