Archive for 04/09/2011
Vote for the YN "Call To Humanity" Contest People's Choice Award!
Yuri’s Night has a few announcements to make regarding the “Call To Humanity” Space Ad Contest. First, we’ve been thrilled with the responses we’ve been getting so far from our competitors! There’ve been some greatRead More
How To Keep Up With Yuri's Night This Week
First off, we’d like to welcome everybody who’s joining us from NPR’s Science Friday! Yuri’s Night 2011 is bigger and more expansive than ever before, so newcomers and old hands alike should read on for a summary of how you caRead More
Join the Yuri's Night Global Webcast on April 12!
The Yuri’s Night events are beginning in earnest, with the California Academy of Sciences hosting their “Yuri’s Nightlife” event yesterday evening–but to celebrate the big day itself, we’ll be bringing back the YurRead More
Yuri's Night Live is "Go For Liftoff"!
Share your videos, photos, music and more at Yuri’s Night Live, your online home for the latest Yuri’s Night event news. Parties around the world are preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of human spaceflight, and whether your event isRead More
Yuri's Night Party Profile: Castle Hill, Australia
Our 2nd Party Profile of the day comes from Castle Hill, Australia, where the Powerhouse Discovery Centre is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Yuri’s flight this Saturday as part of their Open Day festivities. From 10 AM to 4 PM, the PowerhouRead More
Yuri's Night Party Profile: New York, NY
An update from event organizer Liz Kennick about Yuri’s Night in the Big Apple: Tuesday, 12 April 2011, marks 50 years of human spaceflight, and we’re celebrating at Cielo, 18 Little West 12th Street, NY, NY. Live music by The Kin (www.theKRead More
Today's updates: Yuri's Day, Association of Space Explorers
April 5–one week until Yuri’s Night! A couple of quick updates about exciting Yuri’s Night goings-on: In an absolutely fantastic match, Yuri’s Night is partnering with Yuri’s Day, a graphic novel by Andrew King, Piers BiRead More
Keep up with Yuri's Night on your phone!
No matter what kind of phone you have, we’ve got you covered on Yuri’s Night. If you have an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad, make sure to keep up with the latest Yuri’s Night notes and updates by downloading the official Yuri’s NRead More
How are you reading the Yuri's Night Blog?
With only 9 days until Yuri’s Night and less than a week until the first big group of parties, the Yuri’s Night Global Team is bringing you exciting updates every day. But are you making sure that you don’t miss any of them? You cRead More
Watch First Orbit and Orphans of Apollo this Yuri's Night!
For the past year, we have been working closely with UK based film producer director Chris Riley (In the Shadow of the Moon, Moonwalk One, Moon Machines) to create a new film–First Orbit–for the 50th Anniversary of Yuri’s pioneeringRead More