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Yuri’s Night Fri Apr 12

Apr 11th

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Join us to celebrate YURI”S NIGHT! Friday April 12, 2013 at the UTA Planetarium from 6-10 p.m.  Every April 12th, people from around the world gather to celebrate the first spaceflight. Join us! The Planetarium, the National Space Society of North Texas (NSS-NT), and the Moon Society are proud to announce our Yuri’s Night 2013 celebration…

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Yuri’s Night: Anousheh Ansari Will Not Attend

Apr 7th

Posted by Ken R. in Events

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Civilian Astronaut Anousheh Ansari will not be attending the NSS-NT and UT-A Planetarium’s Yuri’s Night event.    However, the Yuri’s Night show must go on!  The Yuri’s Night event will still be held at the UT-A Planetarium on April 12, 2013, from 6-10 p.m.  Here is the Yuri’s Night schedule:   The planetarium movie Mayan…

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Save the Date: NSS-NT/UT-A Planetarium/Moon Society’s “Yuri’s Night 2013″ Featuring Anousheh Ansari

Feb 1st

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The National Space Society of North Texas (NSS-NT), the Moon Society, and the University of Texas at Arlington (UT-A) Planetarium are proud to announce that civilian Astronaut Anousheh Ansari will be the Special Guest Speaker at our Yuri’s Night 2013 celebration at the UT-A Planetarium on Friday, April 12, 2013, from 6-10 p.m.    Check back…

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Yuri’s Night Short Story Contest

Jan 28th

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YURI’S NIGHT SHORT STORY CONTEST THEME: Space exploration / development / settlement  ~ * ~ ENTRY FEE: $5.00 ($5.50 via Paypal) CONTEST RULES: WORDS: 4,000 – 7,000 words THEME: space development, exploration, and/or settlement. No fantasy or non-scientific stories. Cannot be set on Earth. DEADLINE: March 1, 2013 SUBMIT: tricia3718 (at) gmail.com PAYPAL: EditAlley (at) gmail.com…

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Yuri's Night

Yuri’s Night 2012

Mar 11th

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  Yuri’s Night celebration for 2012, sponsored by 2nd Tuesday Poetry Series on April 10, 2012, 7pm to  pm at Benbrook Library, 1065 Mercedes Street, Benbrook, TX 76126.  There will be a reception from 7pm-7:30, followed by readings from Moon, the Eighth Continent and other space poetry. Seven of the local poets in the anthology will be there. View Benbrook…

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Google celebrates Yuri’s Night

Apr 12th

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Tonight, Tuesday, April 12, is Yuri’s Night, the 50th Anniversary of manned spaceflight, celebrated around the world. Even Google got into the spirit: Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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