Yuri's Night - April 12

Anyone going to (or been to) a Yuri's Night party?

If so, please tell us about it.

No one? The nearest to me was over 200 miles. But didn't anyone get to one?

Myshelves, can you explain about Yuri's Night party? I can't say I've ever heard of this. Thanks!

suge,

On 12 April 1961, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. On 12 April 1981, NASA launched the first space shuttle. Yuri's Night is an international celebration of the 2 anniversaries, with parties, gatherings, speakers, etc. in cities throughout the world.

See www.yurisnight.net/

Thanx for the intel.... to bad it passed. How have I never heard of this??

Maybe next year us Lters can plan something.... hey, you never know!

Had the Google Doodle not been about Yuri, I would have completely missed it.

It hasn't been posted to the official Google Doodle site ( http://www.google.com/holidaylogos.html ), but it can be found at http://googlified.com/2007doodle-yuri-gagarin/.

Edit: no spaces between links!

Hi guys,

Here is a URL (sorry, I'm not a full-out geek yet:)) to Nasa's image of the day: A collage of impressive images that benchmark Man's exploration in Space. Enjoy!

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_800.html

Hi all!

I'm organizing a Yuri's party in Lisboa, Portugal :) Radio Zero will have a special broadcast and we are setting up a concert at 22:30 local time.

cheers!

Ricardo Reis