Live Webcast Saturday April 11th, 2020 to Feature NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly in conversation with Bob Weir founding member of Grateful Dead; Nick Rhodes of the iconic band Duran Duran; Bill Nye CEO of Planetary Society, Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield of YouTube “Space Oddity” Fame (45MM views); Greeting from Jessica Meir from the International Space Station, NASA Astronauts Nicole Stott, Cady Coleman and South Korean Astronaut Soyeon Yi and Many More!
The non-profit created the online Party to provide our community of Space enthusiasts a place to celebrate the power of Space to bring hope for humankind.
Yuri’s Night (YN), a non-profit organization, brings people together every year for a global celebration of April 12,1961: the day the first human flew to space. The mission of Yuri’s Night is to use the excitement and inspiration of space as a catalyst for global transformation.
In an effort to spread the message of unity and hope during the Covid-19 pandemic, Yuri’s Night has shifted their event from an in-person celebration to a live webcast that will feature Astronauts and advocates for Space Exploration taking over the live feed throughout the event.
The online party will go live at 4 p.m. PT on Saturday, April 11th on Yuri’s Night YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/YurisNight. A special global webcast site, http://webcast.yurisnight.net, has been created to show the breakdown of the special guests and a sign-up for email alerts of the webcast. Viewers are invited to submit space related questions via the YouTube chat during the show. Loretta Whitesides, Co-Creator of Yuri’s Night, and Yuri’s Night L.A. MC Gray Bright will kick things off and share hosting duties with The Everyday Astronaut, AstroAthens, Cariann Higginbotham and Cas Anvar of the Expanse.
The program will include Matt Sharp of The Rentals and his music video, “Forgotten Astronaut” plus the movie trailer for the space visionary Gerard K. O’Neill’s biopic.
Special features include:
--A message from Nick Rhodes- founding member of the iconic band Duran Duran accepting this year's Spirit of Yuri's Night Award for the band’s Apollo 11 50th Anniversary tribute concert last July.
--A conversation with Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield about his message for Earth right now.
--NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott sharing her art and her vision
--A conversation on isolation with NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a year on the International Space Station and Bob Weir, founding member of Grateful Dead, member of Dead & Company and Bob Weir & Wolf Bros. Weir is a Goodwill Ambassador working with the UN agency to end poverty while fighting climate change.
--Stories from the International Space Station- from Korean Astronaut Soyeon Yi and Cady Coleman, who did a duet from space with Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson. Plus a greeting from Jessica Meir, who is in space right now and who participated in the first all-female space walk last year.
--Bill Nye CEO of Planetary Society, Robert Picardo from Star Trek Voyager, Rod Roddenberry from Roddenberry Foundation, Kelvin Manning of the NASA Kennedy Space Center are among the other special guests for the webcast.
The webcast has been a labor of love for the Yuri’s Night team, who consist of volunteers, giving their time and skillset for the passion of sharing Space exploration to the world. All viewers are invited to dress in costume, create watch parties for friends, and tag #YurisNight on their social media posts to help us see the global audience, show them in air and award t-shirts to the best posts!
Yuri’s Night Global Webcast Facts:
Date: Saturday, April 11, 2020
Start time: 4 p.m. PT and expected to last a few hours
Webcast link: https://www.youtube.com/YurisNight
Subscribe and click on the bell to be alerted for the live stream
YouTube Livestream will allow text chats. Viewers are encouraged to create video enabled ‘watch parties’ and share with friends.
YN Webcast Information: http://webcast.yurisnight.net
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About Yuri’s Night
Yuri's Night is a global celebration of the power of space to bring humanity together. Yuri's Night parties are held around the world every April in honor of Yuri Gagarin, first human to go to space, on April 12, 1961, and the inaugural launch of the Space Shuttle on April 12, 1981.
