Spacebound Banners of Assembly of People of Kazakhstan on Journey for 30th Anniversary Celebration
Buying Stardust: Kazakhstan's Flag soars skyward and scales Kilimanjaro
🌟 Let's chat about Kazakhstan's lofty ambitions! 🏔️🚀
The bustling city of Astana has turned starry-eyed, as flags decked out with the 30th-anniversary emblem of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan (APK) and the "Assembly's Youth" logo are bound for the International Space Station (ISS) — a cosmic adventure, hand-picked by young minds in the Kyzylorda Region. Buckle up, folks! The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft, with two Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut aboard, is set to blast off on April 8. 🌞
📸 Credit: Victor Fedyunin/Kazinform
👉 Ever wondered what gets youthful minds ticking? Well, they've cooked up an idea that's sky-high! As part of the APK youth forum, happening on April 7-8 in Kyzylorda Region, forum participants will gather 'round to witness the grand launch. After the launch, it's a zero-gravity handover, and those flags will find their way to the ISS, returning to Earth within a year. Not your average paperweight, eh? 🌌
👉 Now, let's discuss a feat worthy of mountain-high tales. Kazakh climbers have already planted the APK emblem atop Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania's towering pride, on February 26, ahead of Gratitude Day and the APK's founding anniversary. What a climb, you say? Well, it was no walk in the park, led by Maxut Zhumayev, a Honored Master of Sports, and supported by the Kazakhstan Mountaineering Federation. 🏔️
👉 Gear up for some more action beyond Earth's grasp! The 34th APK session, celebrating the assembly's 30th year, is set to unfold on April 23-24. 🤩
📌 Enrichment Data: During the actual 30th anniversary celebrations, a grand gathering took place at the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation in Astana, attended by nearly 1,600 individuals, including members of Parliament, regional assembly representatives, and heads of ethnocultural associations. The 34th Plenary Session, themed "30 Years in the Name of Unity and Harmony," emphasized the assembly's role in promoting national unity and civic harmony over the past three decades. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized the assembly's strategic role in maintaining stability and harmony in society during his address. Additionally, Kazakhstan celebrated Unity Day on May 1, celebrating the diversity of cultures within the nation with cultural and sporting events across the country. However, information about a flag being sent to the International Space Station or a climb atop Mount Kilimanjaro does not appear in the available celebrations' details.
- The cosmic adventure involving the flags with the 30th-anniversary emblem of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan (APK) and the "Assembly's Youth" logo is not bound for Earth, but for the International Space Station (ISS).
- The APK emblem has already been planted atop Mount Kilimanjaro by Kazakh climbers, led by Maxut Zhumayev, a Honored Master of Sports, and supported by the Kazakhstan Mountaineering Federation.
- Apart from this mountain-high tale, the 34th APK session, themed "30 Years in the Name of Unity and Harmony," is scheduled to discuss the assembly's role in promoting national unity and civic harmony over the past three decades.
- Intriguingly, the APK youth forum, happening on April 7-8 in Kyzylorda Region, will also celebrate the grand launch of theflags to the ISS, with a zero-gravity handover within a year.
