International Day of Human Space Flight

"People, let us preserve and increase this beauty, not destroy it!" Yuri Gagarin

On 12 April 1961 Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet citizen, was the first human in space. His craft Vostok 1 was designed to carry a single cosmonaut into space and orbit the Earth. It opened the way for further space exploration and was the start of the race to the Moon. Today, over 60 years later, humans are still looking to the sky to explore the solar system, planets, and whether humans can travel further than the Moon.

We love that we have a role to play in a subject that captivates children! But more than celebrating just those figures in history that books have been written about, we're making sure that all who made it possible for Gagarin and those that followed are recognised and celebrated.

Through our coding adventures children are not only introduced to the concepts of coding, the backbone of the technology that made space exploration possible, but also the diverse teams of people who used it for the historic and present day missions.

We want to inspire all children to believe that they too could play a role in the future of Space and we're delighted to be supported by a Reach for the Sky grant from the UK Civil Aviation and the Department for Transport to deliver our virtual Moon Landing Coding Adventure for FREE to 5-9 year olds!

To take advantage of this funding nominate your school or youth group by following this link: https://www.getwiththeprogram.org.uk/reach-for-the-sky