Space foundation removed Yuri Gagarin's name from regular event and called it A Celebration of Space instead. The move has been condemned as a 'war against history'
Insider
Yuri Gagarin has had his name removed from the US-based Space Foundation's fundraising event.The Soviet cosmonaut was the first person to fly to space, on April 12, 1961.The nonprofit organization decided to change the name of the fundraiser amid "current world events."
India Times
HighlightsThe Soviet cosmonaut had created history by becoming the first human to journey into outer space after he completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961.Space Foundation announced in a now-deleted note that “in light of current world events” it would be changing the name of a fundraiser from “Yuri’s Night” to “A Celebration of Space: Discover What’s Next” at its Space Symposium conference.During his lifetime and after death Gagarin has been honoured by the USSR and several countries around the world for his pioneering achievement.
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