Day of the space forces of Russia. World Space Week

Description

Many in the childhood dreamed of becoming cosmonauts and Busk boundless space. Some did manage to tie the space my life in practice. 4 October every year during World Space Week these people celebrate their professional holiday-Day of the space forces of the Russian Federation.

Modern space forces consist of several units, which are priorities for space exploration and communication, aerospace and missile defence, as well as special logistic service. Professional Day is celebrated in Russia, space forces from 2006 onwards, this date was previously the official day of the military space forces and strategic rocket forces Day.

The main tasks of the space forces are providing direct holding launches rocket carriers and spacecraft, mission management. Russia's space capabilities is directly linked to military, Government, socio-economic and scientific and technical interests of our countries and international organizations.

October 4 was chosen for the celebration of space day is no coincidence. On this day in 1957 year from Baikonur Cosmodrome launched the first in the history of mankind, the Earth artificial origin. For 92 days, their work in orbit the satellite managed to fly Ground 1440 times, i.e. travel 60 million kilometres in length. January 4, 1958 satellite mission ended, and he's burned out, passing the dense layers of the atmosphere. It is since the launch of the first space satellite chronology world cosmonautics and began a new era in the history of mankind-the era of many discoveries and development of the vast space of the universe.

This event went down in history not only of our country but of the whole of mankind. In the year 1999 the ad hoc UN resolution week with 4 to 10 October, received the status of a space week in order to remind once again about the enormous contribution that space science and technology commits to the development and enhancement of the well-being of the Earth.