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Yuri’s Night San Diego

Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar, Chapter Updates on January 30, 2009

Sat, Apr 11, 2009

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Location:
Killer Pizza From Mars (map)
3772 Mission Ave #M, Oceanside, CA

Ben shows off his Yuri tattooJoin us for the biggest event on the SD Space social calendar: a World Space Party!

Yuri’s Night is a celebration of humanity’s achievements in space. Each April, people from around the world come together to mark the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s first flight into space (in 1961) and the first launch of the US Space Shuttle (in 1981). Everyone can participate, so come and join us in celebrating our past–and our future–in outer space!

This year we’ll have two speakers to entertain you: Francis French, Education Director for the San Diego Air & Space Museum, and Rica Sirbaugh French, Professor of Astronomy at MiraCosta College. Scott Borden, space agent for Virgin Galactic, will also stop by with an update on SpaceShipTwo.

A donation of $10 per person is suggested to help cover costs. If you plan to be there, please RSVP to events@sdspace.org so we can better estimate the size of the crowd.

UPDATE: Due to a scheduling mix-up, officer and board member elections will also be held at this event. If you can’t attend but would still like to vote in the election, please contact elections@sdspace.org before April 11th to request a ballot.

Comments

1. San Diego Space Society » Yuri’s Night Space Raffle - February 2, 2009

[...] I can’t imagine why anyone would want to miss the San Diego party just to attend somewhere else, the first raffle prize provides a great way for SD Space fans around [...]

2. Harley - March 19, 2009

Oh.. we are SO IN!!! Pizza.. Mars.. Geeks!! BRING IT!!

3. Spaceychick - March 30, 2009

Will there be speakers this year, like last year?

4. Chris Radcliff - April 1, 2009

@Spaceychick: Yes, we’ll have two speakers this year, including a repeat performance by Francis. I’ve updated the post to include that info.

5. April General Meeting and Elections - San Diego Space Society - April 2, 2009

[...] elections@sdspace.org before April 11th to request a ballot. Ballots will also be available at Yuri’s Night on April [...]

6. Harley - April 20, 2009

I was planning on going, and was in San Diego for this, but for some reason, my brain decided to mix everything up with something else I had planned! I went to my scheduled event at 4p, instead of 10p, thinking that everyone ditched me, I went back, completely under the belief that this Yuri’s Night Party was at 10p! Good job, Harley! lol.. So, how was it?