Yuri's Night is an international celebration held on April 12 every year to commemorate the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961, and the first Space Shuttle launch on April 12, 1981.

In 2010, people will celebrate at over 200 individual events on all 7 continents around the world. Locations will include Los Angeles, Stockholm, Antarctica, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, New York, and... [read more]

Yuri's Night is an international celebration held on April 12 every year to commemorate the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961, and the first Space Shuttle launch on April 12, 1981.

In 2010, people will celebrate at over 200 individual events on all 7 continents around the world. Locations will include Los Angeles, Stockholm, Antarctica, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, New York, and the...