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International Day of Human Space Flight

12 April 1961 was the date of the first human space flight, carried out by Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet citizen. This historic event opened the way for space exploration for the benefit of all humanity.

Fresh from the Moon walk.

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April 11, 2024

Jumping back further, United States astronauts fresh from a Moon walk visited UN Headquarters to much fanfare in August 1969.

United Nations News · CLIP - American astronauts of Apollo 11 visit to the United Nations, in August 1969

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Space+Yuri’s Night on the Moon.

April 05, 2023

Join the Space+Yuri’s Night on the Moon Event. 2023-Apr-29 @ 08:00 PM (PDT) - 2023-Apr-29. Time: 09:20 PM (PDT). Location: Park City, UT, USA.

AUSTRIA - Yuri’s Night 2024 – Wir feiern Weltraum.

April 10, 2024

We celebrate space at the observatory! On April 12th it's all about space travel: How does it actually work, where have people already flown, how do we use space travel every day - and where should we go in the future? At the VEGA Observatory Haus der Natur we offer workshops for children and young people on the subject of space travel, where we learn how rockets work and also try to make our own rockets. But astronomy shouldn't be neglected either: when the weather is nice, we'll use our solar telescopes to take a close look at our star! You can register via the Haus der Natur website . Simply click on April 12th in the events calendar and register for the desired workshop/lecture! Yuri’s Night 2024 – Wir feiern Weltraum. Date And Time: 2024-Apr-12 @ 02:00 AM to 2024-Apr-12 @ 09:00 PM Location: VEGA Sternwarte Haus der Natur Salzburg, Hochberg, Obertrum, Austria .

Yuri’s Night 2023 – Zagreb.

April 05, 2023

Join the Yuri’s Night 2023 in Zagreb, Croatia . Date:2023-Apr-14 to 15 Time: 06:00 PM (PDT) - 01:00 AM (PDT) Where: Pivana 1892, Ilica, Zagreb, Croatia. We invite all Earthlings and aliens, geeks, Trekkies, Mandalorians, lovers of space, beer lovers, and party animals to join us at a unique event – Yuri’s Night in Zagreb, Croatia, the celebration of the flight of the first man to space – and soon to launch – the first Croatian satellite – CroCube! Take part in an interesting lecture by Captain Daniela Jović on the CroCube mission updates, and a lecture on astrophysics by scientist Lana Ceraj, show everyone how much you know about the composition of the Venusian atmosphere and Captain Picard’s tea in the big Space Pub Quiz, and for those from planets Instagram and TikTok we have prepared numerous fun activities such as taking pictures with the astronaut mascot, the 3D replica of the CroCube satellite, or our h...