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Russia's Cosmonautics Day marked in St. Petersburg
By Xinhua Published: Apr 16, 2024 11:14 AM
Children prepare for rocket model launching in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 14, 2024. A rocket model launch event was held here in celebration of Russia's Cosmonautics Day, which commemorates the first manned spaceflight on April 12, 1961 by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.(Photo: Xinhua)

Children prepare for rocket model launching in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 14, 2024. A rocket model launch event was held here in celebration of Russia's Cosmonautics Day, which commemorates the first manned spaceflight on April 12, 1961 by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Children watch rocket model launching in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 14, 2024. A rocket model launch event was held here in celebration of Russia's Cosmonautics Day, which commemorates the first manned spaceflight on April 12, 1961 by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.(Photo: Xinhua)

Children watch rocket model launching in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 14, 2024. A rocket model launch event was held here in celebration of Russia's Cosmonautics Day, which commemorates the first manned spaceflight on April 12, 1961 by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
People watch rocket model launching in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 14, 2024. A rocket model launch event was held here in celebration of Russia's Cosmonautics Day, which commemorates the first manned spaceflight on April 12, 1961 by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.(Photo: Xinhua)

People watch rocket model launching in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 14, 2024. A rocket model launch event was held here in celebration of Russia's Cosmonautics Day, which commemorates the first manned spaceflight on April 12, 1961 by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Children watch rocket model launching in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 14, 2024. A rocket model launch event was held here in celebration of Russia's Cosmonautics Day, which commemorates the first manned spaceflight on April 12, 1961 by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.(Photo: Xinhua)

Children watch rocket model launching in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 14, 2024. A rocket model launch event was held here in celebration of Russia's Cosmonautics Day, which commemorates the first manned spaceflight on April 12, 1961 by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.(Photo: Xinhua)