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Space Oddity Ground Control to Major Party
April 12, 2019 | 8:30pm - Midnight
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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National Air and Space Museum + BYT + Yuri's Night Present
Space Oddity: Ground Control to Major Party
Yuri’s Night is a global celebration of humanity’s past, present, and future in space. Events are held around the world in commemoration of Yuri Gagarin becoming the first human in space on April 12, 1961, and the launch of the first Space Shuttle on April 12, 1981. We know you don't need more excuses to have a good time, but 2019 is also the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing and the release of David Bowie's Space Oddity.
The evening will include an Autograf DJ set, a Planetarium laser light show, a live taping of the Museum’s podcast AirSpace, space-inspired activities, TED-style space talks, and so much more.
This is a 21+ event.
Tickets and additional details can be found here: https://spaceoddityparty.eventbrite.com
Space Oddity: Ground Control to Major Party is part of the National Air and Space Museum’s Apollo 50 Celebration. Support for Apollo 50 programming is generously provided by Boeing with additional support from Raytheon. Learn more about Apollo 50.
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