Yuri’s Night, a global event celebrating
space exploration and the achievement
of Yuri Gagarin, the first man to fly into space...

Yuri's Night, April 12th 2011... the 50th anniversary of human spaceflight

Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin flew into space on April 12th, 1961. This landmark event in space history is celebrated internationally each year. Now you too can be part of the worldwide celebration that is Yuri's night, when the whole world comes together to celebrate the power and beauty of space and what it means for each of us.

Parties happen all over the planet, including: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, India, Kuwait, Spain, the USA, the United Kingdom and New Zealand!

A Christchurch event is launching at 7.30pm at The Fox & Ferret, Riccarton.

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After being just an idea for four years, Yuri's Night, the World Party for Space, sprang into existence at the United Nations' Space Generation Advisory Council Graz Conference in September of 2000. Seven months later, they had a buzzing team of space activists and party planners in Los Angeles and 64 events around the world.

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