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What Are You Doing For Yuri’s Night?

6 Apr , 2017 by Matt Williams

This year’s Yuri’s Night promises to be a momentous occasion, with celebrations and events taking place all over the world!

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History, Mars Science Laboratory

What are You Doing for Yuri’s Night?

12 Apr , 2013 by Nancy Atkinson

Yuri’s Night commemorates two space milestones in history that both occurred on April 12: in 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made the first human spaceflight, and in 1981, the inaugural launch of NASA’s Space Shuttle. Yuri’s Night is a global celebration of humanity’s past, present, and future in space. Yuri’s Night parties and events are held […]

Yuri's Night

History, Space Flight, Space Station

Celebrate Yuri’s Night with the Crew of the Space Station

12 Apr , 2011 by Nancy Atkinson Video

The Expedition 27 crew aboard the International Space Station sends a special message to the world to wish everyone a happy Yuri’s Night — the wish comes complete with special t-shirts for the occasion (and floating hair!) Expedition 27 includes Commander Dmitry Kondratyev and Flight Engineers Andrey Borisenko, Cady Coleman, Alexander Samokutyaev, Paolo Nespoli and […]

Yuri's Night

History, Solar System, Space Exploration, Space Flight

Yuri Gagarin and Vostok 1 Photo Album – 50th Anniversary of Human Spaceflight

11 Apr , 2011 by Ken Kremer

[/caption] 50 Years ago on April 12,1961 the era of Human spaceflight opened with a roar to the heavens above with the thunderous blastoff of Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin aboard the Vostok 1 capsule from the Baikonur Cosmodrome Site No.1 at 9:07 a.m. Moscow time. Gagarin, at the age of 27, dared to brave the perils […]

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History, NASA, Solar System, Space Exploration, Space Flight, Space Shuttle, Space Station

Countdown to Yuri’s Night and the 50th Anniversary of Human Spaceflight !

9 Apr , 2011 by Ken Kremer

Mark your calendars. April 12, 2011 marks the 50th Anniversary of Human Spaceflight and Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s astonishing First Orbit of our precious planet Earth on April 12, 1961. Gagarin was the first human to enter outer space and see what no one else had ever witnessed – our commonly shared Earth as a planet […]

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History, Space Flight

50 Years of Human Spaceflight: Yuri’s Night Video Contest

16 Feb , 2011 by Nancy Atkinson Video

On April 12, 2011, everyone with the least bit of interest in space should be rockin’ the house. It’s the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight, the first human to launch to space. As of this writing there are 109 Yuri’s Night events in 27 countries on 5 continents on 2 worlds (#2 is in […]

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