Press from:
NASA Watch
Wired
CNET
Spaceref.com
Laughing Squid
Comments and blogs:
Realtime event blog from Ames
Trevor on Myspace
Comments from Davee
Spaceports
Photo sets:
CNET
Redundantly Redundant
Cosmonauts! What a night! Check out what people have been saying:
From NASA Watch: Suffice it to say, Yuri's Night at Ames was a resounding success - I saw things at NASA I never thought I'd see - all carried out with professionalism, precision - and sheer joy. [Thousands] were cheering the people (including Pete Worden) who spoke about space.
From Spaceref.com - A Tale of Two Possible NASA Futures: I had a somewhat profound experience several days ago in California - at NASA Ames Research Center to be exact. The true impact of this event is still growing on me. You see, I saw things I never thought I would see on a NASA base - things that give me hope that what NASA does can be truly relevant to people outside NASA's traditional constituency. Moreover, I saw indications that NASA can adapt to rapidly changing trends. The experience? Yuri's Night.
From Wired: "What's out there," he said, gesturing to the crowd and choking up, "what's out there is a testimony to the love and the care that young people have for science and for space exploration." Yuri's Night gave a glimpse of an emerging culture of space enthusiasts, of people who are as interested in science and technology as they are in partying and having fun. When the music was interrupted by PowerPoint presentations, the crowd, far from dispersing, gathered closer in to the stage and listened attentively.
From CNET: This particular Yuri's Night event was the perfect confluence of the communities I run in and write about. As I looked around, flashing lights everywhere, ambient DJ music in the background, friends saying hello, science and art on abundant display, and everyone smiling, I knew we were all in the right place, just like Yuri Gagarin was in 1961.
From Laughing Squid: Last night's Yuri's Night Bay Area 2007 party was amazing. [It] felt like a really nice mix of space travel expo, Burning Man and Maker Faire. I really hope they do it there again next year. Photos by Scott Beale on .
From Trevor: I am so inspired, this is how we are going to change this culture, not by beating people over the head and simply creating more resistance and conflict, but by opening our arms and welcoming people in and letting them see that there is another way that people can be with one another.
From Davee: Last night, dancing in a US government facility and celebrating the life of a Russian hero was an affirmation of change in the world. if there's a moral in all this for me, today i'm thinking that in spite of our fear as countries, as cultures, as individuals, we can still connect, celebrate, and take care of each other. it just takes a little effort, and it's probably not as much effort as we fear.
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