International Day Of Human Space Flight:  The Success And Challenges

As the world celebrates the International Day of Human Space Flight on April 12, it is important to remember some r achievements made in this regard. In recent times several countries, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), India and China, have made giant strides in the race to space.

The United States (U.S.) has also recorded a major breakthrough in her plans to send tourists to space with the splashing down of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft in the Gulf of Mexico on August 2, successfully completing a test flight and crossing the finish line of the decade-long commercial crew programme.

It would be remembered that in Nigeria, former minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, had in 2016, announced plans by Nigeria to send an astronaut into space by 2030, as part of its drive to develop a world-class space industry.

The International Day of Human Space Flight is celebrated each year on April 12. The United Nations General Assembly in its resolution on April 7, 2011, okayed April 12 as the International Day of Human Space Flight.

The day is dedicated to the outset of the space era for mankind, the contribution of space science and technology and ensuring the realisation of the conservation of outer space for peaceful purposes.

The United Nations recognises the benefit of outer space and acknowledges the common interest of mankind. Space exploration has helped us in various fields such as communication, navigation and weather forecasting among others.

As the world celebrates the Internal Day Of Human Space flight, it is important to point out the threat to human space flight by radiation, isolation, distance from earth, gravity and hostile environment to human efforts. 

The continuous innovation by space scientists has also made it possible to detect potentially hazardous objects roaming in our solar system, and approaching our planet. This makes us better prepared to face an incoming danger from our skies.

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