http://www.PR.com/ Latest news releases from PR.com for Yuri's Night. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:46:11 -0500 © 2012 PR Worldwide, Inc. 60 en-us http://www.PR.com/images/logo_white.jpg http://www.PR.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides Free Press Release Distribution, & is a unique Directory of Businesses, Products, Services, & Jobs - in all industries. Find Full Company Profiles. http://www.pr.com/press-release/389431 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500 Yuri’s Night, the World Space Party, has officially opened registration for 2012 Yuri’s Night events and parties. Building on the 2012 Yuri’s Night theme of "Make an Impact," this year promises to offer more events in more places throughout the world and in space. “As of this moment, folks from around the world are able to register their Yuri’s Night events for 2012,” said [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/389431 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/379160 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 03:00:00 -0500 Yuri's Night announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Houston-based RFC Media, LLC, producers of Third Rock Radio. Third Rock, an online radio station developed under a Space Act Agreement through NASA, mixes "new rock" music with NASA news and updates, and has received rave reviews since its launch earlier this month. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/379160 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/363136 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Yuri’s Night, the World Space Party, today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Space Society (NSS) that provides for cooperation and joint activities between the two organizations. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/363136 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/359427 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Yuri’s Night, the World Space Party, has announced its slogan for the 2012 event. “Yuri’s Night 2012: Make an Impact” calls on event organizers and attendees around the world to both remember the impact of space travel on human society and make their own impact locally through their Yuri’s Night event. The slogan also slyly hints at the hype surrounding 2012 as the year of the supposed Mayan [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/359427 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/312834 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:00:00 -0400 On the week of April 12, 2011, the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's first human spaceflight and the 30th anniversary of the first launch of the Space Shuttle, Yuri's Night is quite pleased to announce that Yuri's Night, Inc., the organization which maintains Yuri's Night on the global level, has been officially recognized as a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit group by the IRS. This gives Yuri's Night certain financial advantages; [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/312834 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/312316 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Online Community Established for Yuri’s Night Events [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/312316 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/309059 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Yuri’s Night is pleased to announce that Xeni Jardin, co-editor of Boing Boing, and Ariel Waldman, founder of Spacehack.org, will be serving as judges for the Yuri’s Night “Call To Humanity” Space Ad Contest, sponsored by Space Travellers. The Space Ad Contest calls on graphic designers, illustrators and other creative individuals to “create a powerful and inspiring print ad (such as a [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/309059 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/301265 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 03:00:00 -0500 Yuri's Night is excited to commemorate the 50th anniversary of human spaceflight by launching two contests: the “Call to Humanity” Space Exploration Ad Competition, which calls on talented graphic designers, artists, and other creative individuals to create a powerful and inspiring print campaign that will move people to think about and support humanity’s future in space, and the "International [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/301265 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/295910 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 03:00:00 -0500 Yuri's Night, the World Space Party, announced this evening on Spacevidcast Live the official opening of a global competition to create videos that best engage the public in celebrating the 50th anniversary of human spaceflight and embody the spirit of Yuri's Night. The top submission will receive a $500 cash prize, sponsored by OpenLuna.org. "I'm very excited to see what fantastic entries our Yuri's Night followers [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/295910 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/277852 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:00:00 -0500 Yuri’s Night, the worldwide celebration of space exploration, gained a measure of independence today with its establishment as a not-for-profit corporation in the State of California. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/277852 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/266338 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Series begins with interview of ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain. Yuri's Night, the World Space Party, is proud to announce the inauguration of the 50 Years Of Human Spaceflight Video Project. To celebrate the golden anniversary of human spaceflight, Yuri's Night will be recording interviews with celebrities, prominent space enthusiasts, and everyday space fans, and releasing them on the Yuri's Night Blog and [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/266338 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/247703 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Yuri's Night, the World Space Party, has officially finalized its global Executive Team responsible for the expansion, promotion and support of Yuri's Night's events in 2011. April 12th, 2011 will mark the 50th anniversary of the first human spaceflight (by Yuri Gagarin), and to prepare for this momentous occasion, the Yuri's Night Board of Directors has brought together a top-flight team of over 25 members from around [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/247703 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/226352 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:18:30 -0400 Last Friday, April 9, marked the official kickoff of festivities for the 2010 edition of Yuri's Night, a global celebration of the rich history and future potential of humanity in space. Tens of thousands of people around the world are expected to participate in over 180 Yuri's Night events in 63 countries on all 7 continents. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/226352 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/208609 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:00:00 -0500 As part of the preparations for their 10th consecutive year of promoting space-based celebration, Yuri's Night is publicly releasing a podcast series of toasts and personal notes from prominent space personalities in support of the World Space Party. After a soft launch of the Yuri's Night podcast in 2009, the video series now has four installments available for download, most recently from five-time Space Shuttle [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/208609 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/207207 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:00:00 -0500 Yuri's Night today expressed its strongest support for NASA Administrator Charles Bolden's call for scientists to reach out and engage with younger and nonscientific audiences in his recent address to the American Astronomical Society. Yuri's Night applauds Bolden's call for expanded outreach and remains dedicated to engaging diverse audiences at this critical time in the history of space exploration. "Yuri's Night [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/207207 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/180539 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:00:00 -0400 Yuri's Night wishes to officially express its strongest support for the upcoming Poetic Social Mission Event: Moving Stars and Earth for Water. This performance by the next private space explorer, Guy Laliberte, is scheduled to be broadcast live around the world Friday October 9th, 8:00 PM ET (12 AM GMT) during his stay on the International Space Station. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/180539 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/143443 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0400 April 4th, 2009 marks the official beginning of Yuri's Night 2009, a weeklong celebration of humanity's presence in space named after spaceflight pioneer Yuri Gagarin. As of April 3rd, over 170 parties in 41 countries had been registered to occur between April 4th and April 12th. Events being held during the global celebration include: a blowout bash in Reno, Nevada, not far removed from the Burning Man festival; a full [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/143443 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/142683 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0400 In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the NASA Goddard Space Center, Duff Goldman and his staff at Charm City Cakes are baking a Hubble Space Telescope-themed cake for Yuri's Night DC at Goddard, one of four Yuri's Night events being held in the metro Washington, DC area. The Baltimore-based Charm City Cakes is the focus of Food Network's hit show Ace of Cakes, which will be filming the 2.5-foot tall cake's arrival [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/142683 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/129939 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:00:00 -0500 The executive council for Yuri's Night, The World Space Party, is pleased to announce the launch of a new fund-raising campaign at SpaceRaffle.net, the world's first long term raffle campaign supporting a space cause. Starting with a raffle of up to $500 in travel / accommodation funds for the winner to attend any Yuri's Night celebration worldwide, the Space Raffle intend to grow substantially over the next several [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/129939 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/80335 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:00:00 -0400 When Yuri's Night, an organization dedicated to forwarding the cause of space exploration by holding events around the world each April 12, held over 120 parties on a single day in 2007, it was viewed as an incredible accomplishment unlikely to be topped. Earlier this week, though, Yuri's Night 2008 not only met that mark but completely left it in the dust, registering 173 parties in 49 countries, with 3 days still left [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/80335 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/72404 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:31:06 -0500 The Yuri’s Night Houston organization is in the process of planning an extraordinary event to be held April 12, 2008, to celebrate the first human flight in space and the launch of the first space shuttle. Boeing has stepped up to serve as the Yuri’s Night Houston 2008 Presenting Sponsor. With their support, the celebration of humanity’s first steps into space is sure to be a great event. Last year the [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/72404 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/71374 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:00:00 -0500 With just over two months left until Yuri's Night 2008, the single party to register so far in the Land Down Under is... in Singleton, Australia. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/71374 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/68851 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:00:00 -0500 Yuri's Night 2007 saw the celebration of dozens of international parties, but not many were larger than the one held in Stuttgart, Germany. Hundreds of guests and reporters packed the SkyBar Stuttgart, which featured presentations from the European Space Agency (or ESA), stargazing, and greetings from two European astronauts. Not content to rest on their laurels, Juergen Schlutz and the rest of the Yuri's Night Stuttgart [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/68851 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/67682 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:00:00 -0500 Space enthusiasts around the world are beginning to mark their calendars, as only three months remain until the start of this year's Yuri's Night festivities. To help each party promote and plan their event, as they come even closer to April 12th, Yuri's Night has begun offering their Party Pack setup, with all the tools needed to host a great Yuri's Night event. Though the new year has just began, over 36 parties on 6 [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/67682 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/65106 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:44:08 -0500 People in cities around the world are gearing up for the hottest party in 2008--Yuri's Night. Phoenix, Arizona is no exception. Not only is Arizona the hottest state in America, but Arizona and Phoenix are no strangers to human and robotic space exploration. Many universities and companies around the state work very closely with NASA and its international partners to expand our horizons and to better life here on [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/65106 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/58945 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 03:00:00 -0500 Celebrate the dawn of the space age with Yuri’s Night Houston. On April 12, 2008, a celebration in honor of mankind’s first steps into space will take place with food, music, games, and a raffle for a free zero-gravity flight. What is Yuri’s Night? On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin made his historic flight around the Earth and became the first human in space—an instant hero who opened the dream of [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/58945 Yuri's Night http://www.pr.com/press-release/54737 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:00:00 -0400 Fifty years from the launch of Sputnik, the day that marked the beginning of the Space Age, the space event organizational group Yuri's Night is celebrating with the official start of planning for its 2008 festivities. "Yuri's Night is interested in raising awareness about all aspects of our history in space," said Yuri's Night Executive Director Loretta Hidalgo. "October 4th is a landmark date in space [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/54737 Yuri's Night