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Yuri's Night folks are giving up copies of Martian Summer for a limited time. They're trying to create a space review mob to get space topics trending. Here is the link if you are interested: http://yurisnight.net/2011/04/yuri%E2%80%99s-night-and-martian-summer-the-millions-and-millions-give-away/

Or, if you don't want to sit at home listening to the radio, you can see if there is a Yuri's Night party near you. Most were over the weekend, but there are still a few the night of.

Also, it's the anniversary of the first US space shuttle launch.

This is something that I care about a lot, and all I have to say is that if it matters to you, do something about it:

http://www.seds.org/ - Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
http://www.nss.org/ - National Space Society
http://www.yurisnight.net/ - Yuri's Night, the international space party
http://www.xprize.com/ -X-Prize Foundation
just to name a few...

or of course if you're young enough and willing to work a civil servants salary:
http://www.nasa.gov/about/career/index.html

-Brian

The Yuri's Night people have made some nice PSA ads to pique children's interest in space:

http://www.yurisnight.net/_multimedia/Reach.mpg
http://www.yurisnight.net/_multimedia/MARSPSA_QUES TIONS.mov

The Yuri's Night people have made some nice PSA ads to pique children's interest in space:

http://www.yurisnight.net/_multimedia/Reach.mpg
http://www.yurisnight.net/_multimedia/MARSPSA_QUES TIONS.mov

Here you go. Fap away!

There's a group that has organized a world wide party celebrating this event. There's a web site here. Yuri's Night
Neat idea, actually seems to have been started by Americans (at least according to the report on NPR this morning). And looks like it's sponsored by the UN Space Generation Advisory Council (?).

Well I am sure the timing of this publicity has something to do with the auspicious date - 40th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight into space.

Celebrate Yuri's Night near you!