Yuri's Night 2011 International Space Station Crew: 50th Anniversary of Human Spaceflight
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Uploaded by yurisnight on Apr 11, 2011
Floating high above the Earth, the Expedition 27 crew aboard the International Space Station sends their special message to the world to wish them a Happy Yuri's Night! Expedition 27 includes Commander Dmitry Kondratyev and Flight Engineers Andrey Borisenko, Catherine 'Cady' Coleman, Alexander Samokutyaev, Paolo Nespoli and Ron Garan.
Human Spaceflight became a reality 50 years ago with the launch of a bell-shaped capsule called "Vostok 1" on April 12th, 1961. The capsule was carrying Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who took his place in history as the first human to leave the bounds of Earth and enter outer space.
Exactly 20 years later, the United States embarked on a new era in spaceflight with the inaugural launch of a new type of spaceship — the Space Shuttle (April 12th, 1981). Designed to carry a larger crew and large volumes of cargo to orbit, the Space Shuttles became synonymous with human spaceflight for an entirely new generation of young people.
When the next 20-year point arrived, that generation (often called "Gen X") laid a new space milestone by connecting thousands of people around the world to celebrate and honor the past, while building a stairway to the future. That event was Yuri's Night, and it continues to bring the excitement, passion and promise of space travel closer to people of all ages, nationalities and backgrounds.
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"Circling the Earth in my orbital spaceship I marveled at the beauty of our planet. People of the world, let us safeguard and enhance this beauty - not destroy it!" ~ Yuri Gagarin, 1st human in space
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very interesting thanks
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Nu pajehali! 8)
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one person hates space, twat
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Ciao Yuri!!!
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Yuri FTW !
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Yuri Gagarin! Oooorrrah!
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I absolutely love Cady! if you notice a majority of the time Cadys the one you see doing all the talking. lol
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this day is the one day when even dictators call a ceasefire and let the planet stand united that has to mean something good and of heavenly proportions wants this to be a happy night when we the people of earth are truly one and together
11 months ago 3
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one man was blind and missed the like butoon
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I wonder what my hair would look like up there :D
SeaSharp9 11 months ago 40
Space makes nations united. I wish there were no borders on Earth and all people live in harmony and peace...
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