Yuri's Night World Space Party 2003 - 04.12.03

kulakovich writes "This Saturday is the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's orbit of Earth. The site yurisnight.net is organizing the festivities. There are currently 60+ parties scheduled around the world in 34 countries to celebrate, and the event has been featured in the March WIRED April Events Calendar. I heard about it through the Extropians list . Isn't it nice for our species to have something to celebrate that is positive for a change?"

Comments

too bad

[BigChigger]

too bad that in 40 years we haven't gotten any farther.

BC

Re:too bad

[LMCBoy]

you sure about that?

For the math challenged:

[Strange Ranger]

This Saturday is the 42nd anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's 1961 orbit of Earth.

Struck me as odd that that was left out. An anniversary is the celebration of a specific date is it not?

This is cool. If all these people around the world can celebrate a 42 year old achievement, maybe we will have another amazing space accomplishment or 2 to celebrate in the near future. This kind of thing shows there is very significant worldwide support for space exploration. Go humanity go!

Re:For the math challenged:

[shadowbearer]

That struck me as odd too. Does that mean we get to do it again next year? ;-)

woohoo!

SB

Re:For the math challenged:

[Anonymous Coward]

It will be 40 years (on June 16th) since Valentina Tereshkova orbited earth 48 times. Valentina was the first woman in space, not Sally Ride as I was taught in school; my teachers conveniently left out her full title as first american woman in space. That however is still a 20 year anniversary in June this year, also.

Celebration Time.. Come On!

[Dios]

Isn't it nice for our species to have something to celebrate that is positive for a change?"

How many negative things do you celebrate?

Re:Celebration Time.. Come On!

[TRACK-YOUR-POSITION]

Every November in America we celebrate our right to vote on ELECTRON DAY!!!!!1

Re:Celebration Time.. Come On!

[Anonymous Coward]

I like Neutron Day, myself...

Thoughts on seeing Earth from Space

[Radical Rad]

"Circling the Earth in the orbital spaceship I marvelled at the beauty of our planet. People of the world! Let us safeguard and enhance this beauty - not destroy it!"
- Yuri Gagarin, 12 April 1961

"Oooh oooh oooh. Banana. Oooh oooh oooh."
- Ham, 31 January 1961

Re:Thoughts on seeing Earth from Space

[Red Pointy Tail]

I thought, considering where he is from, the Earth circles around Yuri???

It's obvious

[sulli]

What is the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything? It is no wonder at all that the 42nd anniversary would be the one chosen.

just as good as

[Bush_man10]

any other excuse I can think of to get drunk. I may not be inovolved in an "official" party but I can promise you I will be drunk that night :) Saturdays are the best..

Don't you know

[Uma Thurman]

Uri was a GODDLESS COMMUNIST and his orbit of the Earth was a communist/liberal conspiracy to dominate the globe! And if you support Ur's night then you are supporting communism. Don't let the commies win! Over 100 of our young boys have died kicking the commies out of Afghanistan and Iraq. You spit on their grave is you celebrate Uri night. I suggest that if we want to celebrate something, celebrate the spectacular crash of the godless communist Komarov into the soil of that heathen land - the USSR. If you don't know what I refer to, look up the flight of Soyuz 1. It was truly a great day for capitalism. Not only did another godless commie bit the dirt, but we also had to sell them another multi-million dollar spacecraft.