Yuri's Night
04/03/04 00:00:00
By Michael Mealling
April 12th is the anniversery of Yuri Gagarin's flight and to celebrate people around the world have a party called Yuri's Night. If there is one in your city you should go.
We're having one in Atlanta. Read on to see the press release. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Erik Kabo
Mars Society @ Georgia Tech
Michael Mealling
Moon/Artemis Society
678-581-9656
Local Space Enthusiasts Participate In World Wide Celebration
tlanta, GA, March 30, 2004 – On April 12th local space enthusiasts, space business leaders and students will participate in the world wide, grass roots celebration on the anniversary of the first manned space flight by Yuri Gagarin in 1961, as well as the anniversary of the first Space Shuttle flight in 1981.
The celebration, dubbed “Yuri's Night”, will link a constellation of events in 45 cities, 20 countries, and 6 continents. Many of these events will be directly connected with each other through the Internet via streaming video, chat rooms, and email.
The goal of Yuri's Night is to provide a venue for people of diverse backgrounds to connect with each other through a common inspiration – the future of space exploration. From the limitless opportunities of moving the human experience into space permanently to the possibility of scientific discoveries that redefine what being human really means, our future in space is something worth celebrating.
In Atlanta the celebration will be held at the Georgia Tech Global Learning & Conference Center at 85 5th Street from 8:00 until 11:30. Activities will include music, dancing, interaction with other Yuri's Night parties from around the world, and an evening long space trivia competition.
It has been 43 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first human to see the Earth from space. During the years since then many other humans have gone into space and returned with a new awareness of how small the Earth really is, how important it is to protect it, and how limitless our opportunities really are. It is this spirit of cooperation, exploration and learning that we commemorate with Yuri's Night.
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For information about the Atlanta event:
http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/msgt/yn/
For general information on Yuri's Night:
For a current list of countries participating:
http://www.yurisnight.net/parties/
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