Day of Remembrance for the Fallen Testers of Rocket and Space Technology
October 24, Thursday
Rocket Engineer Remembrance Day is an unofficial memorial day observed in Baikonur, a Kazakhstan city rented and administered by Russia, serving the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It honors the victims of the Nedelin catastrophe that occurred on October 24, 1960.
Day of Remembrance for the Fallen Testers of Rocket and Space Technology in other years
- 2021 October 24, Sunday
- 2022 October 24, Monday
- 2023 October 24, Tuesday
- 2025 October 24, Friday