Yuri's Night at NASA celebrates the spirit of exploration
Panorama view of Yuri's Night--which celebrated Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's first flight into space--at NASA Ames Research Center.
Hundreds of people at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif., joined revelers around the world Saturday night for Yuri's Night, an annual worldwide party to celebrate Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's first flight into space on April 12, 1961, and honor the spirit of exploration and innovation in art and culture.
The two-day celebration at NASA Ames featured an all-day Friday educational event with speakers and seminars, followed by the all-day Saturday festival put on by Symbiosis with art installations and music on the NASA tarmac. Take a look at the panorama to get a feel for standing in the center of Yuri's Night at NASA Ames.
A panorama view of Yuri's Night at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif. Credit: James Martin
The two-day celebration at NASA Ames featured an all-day Friday educational event with speakers and seminars, followed by the all-day Saturday festival put on by Symbiosis with art installations and music on the NASA tarmac. Take a look at the panorama to get a feel for standing in the center of Yuri's Night at NASA Ames.
A panorama view of Yuri's Night at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif. Credit: James Martin
