In 2011, the state will declassify and publish documents related to Yuri Gagarin’s flight into outer space, Oleg Klishev, deputy director of the Central Scientific Research Institute for Machinery, told journalists.
RIA Novosti reports that the publication is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Gagarin’s flight. A large number of events and celebrations will be held in Russia and other countries in honor of this date.
One of the main events will be a tribute to Yuri Gagarin and his historical flight at the Starmus festival on the Canary Islands. Close friends and renowned astronauts will share their memories of Yuri Gagarin, Vostok, Apollo and other key missions. Documents from Soviet archives will be shown and accompanied by a documentary about Gagarin. This unique conference, accompanied by musical performances, will present an amazing journey in time, highlighting the most dramatic and important moments in space exploration during the last 50 years. Starmus, which will take place between 20 and 25 June, 2011, is the brainchild of Dr. Garik Israelian, an astrophysicist at the Instituto de Astrof
