UN mulls naming April 12 World Space Day

The UN General Assembly will vote next week on a resolution to declare April 12 International Spaceflight Day, Russian envoy to the UN Vitaly Churkin said on Friday.

"In Russia and several other countries April 12 is Cosmonaut Day, but the there is no such holiday in the UN calendar," Churkin told reporters. "A draft resolution proposed by Russia will bridge that gap."

April 12 will mark the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.

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