Yuri’s Night Houston

Yuri’s Night is a world event (Currently 107 events in 33 countries this year), one that strives to inspire and educate the public about one of Humanity’s greatest achievements: The sending of Human’s into Space!

On April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin set off on that first voyage and since then there have been many more flights and firsts in the area of Human Space Flight, we even landed on the Moon!

Tonight, in the 28th year of flying the space shuttle, Discovery blasted off  on a construction mission to the International Space Station. This mission will complete the power systems and repair a piece of recycling technology which will allow the station to have a full crew of 6 instead of the caretaker crew of 3, thus allowing much more research to be completed.

The ISS is a feat that has been compared to building a great pyramid in orbit. Imagine the effort that it took to build the great pyramids thousands of years ago? Now imagine doing that in orbit about the earth? That definately makes you stop and think…

Human Space Flight is truly an amazing industry, one that is vital to Humanity’s long term survival, Economy, as well as the expansion of Human experience and technological development. And that  is why we are coming out to celebrate. To give thanks to those who have pulled off the great achievements that have continued to redefine what is possible and to inspire those that will be taking the next steps into the future, for we all have a vested interest in the future.

Come join us April 4th!

-Mikey

Tickets for the Yuri’s Night celebration on April 4 at the Meridian are on sale now! Get your tickets in advance for only $10. VIP tickets are available for only $30. VIP ticket holders will have access to the VIP room, free appetizers, and party favors.

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0C00426781C94703?artistid=1303376&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=

Or, check out the event on the Meridian’s website:

http://www.meridianhouston.com/ConcertsEvents/tabid/57/Default.aspx#20090404yurisnight

The night will feature entertainment by SoundChemist DJ, the Rockit Scientists, and Greg & The Trust, numerous space exhibits, and special guests. Get your tickets now and help make this event the biggest celebration of space exploration in the world!

We’ve been busy cooking up some great plans for this year, and have moved the party to The Meridian — a centrally located venue in Houston that will give us plenty of room for exhibits, performers, and celebrating!

For those that are new to Yuri’s Night: it is an annual worldwide celebration of space exploration that commemorates the first manned spaceflight of Yuri Gagarin on April 12th, 1961, and the first launch of the Space Shuttle on April 12th, 1981. There are well over 100 parties that take place around the world every year on or around April 12th to celebrate Yuri’s Night, and Houston (aka Space City) always has one of the premier events. So mark your calendars! This year we are celebrating in a major way on Saturday, April 4th, 2009.

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Starting at 7:45 am:

Annual Charity 5k Fun Run @ Challenger Park — Kids Fun Run 7:45am, Main Fun Run 8:00am (Registration is open now!)

11:00 am - 6pm:

SpaceFest Education Event at Rice Stadium

8:00 pm - 12:00 am

The big celebrati

on at the Meridian!