Publication on historic outer space journey debuts

ABO/NDO – The Vietnamese version of the archival publication “Chuyen du hanh vu tru lich su” (Historic outer space journey) debuted in Hanoi on April 12, marking the 40th anniversary of the first Vietnamese astronaut Pham Tuan’s flight to space and the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s spaceflight.

Lt. Gen. Pham Tuan speaks at the launching ceremony of the publication. (Photo: nongnghiep.vn).

Speaking at the event, Director of the State Records and Archives Department Dang Thanh Tung said following the establishment of diplomatic ties, Vietnam and former Soviet signed a number of cooperation agreements, treaties and conventions in the fields of economy, trade, culture, education, science-technology and army, including aviation and astronautics.
The 130-page publication is a joint effort between the State Records and Archives Department and the Federal Archival Agency of Russia. It features outstanding documents and photos chosen by the Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History, the State Records And Archives Management Department’s National Archives Centre III, Vietnam News Agency and astronaut Pham Tuan.
Its Russian version was published last year.

(Source: NDO)