It seems that even NASA was in on the festivities this year, opening up an hanger at the Ames Research Center.

On Friday, NASA opened up a hanger at the Ames Research Center in Mountain View to celebrate the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s spaceflight in 1961. Dubbed Yuri’s Night World Space Party, it was just one of 126 such events in 35 countries around the world.

I had seen I had a spike in bandwith on Thursday, and this explains why:

The event did have the occasional science-related booth such as one showing off NASA’s World Wind software; a free 3-D satellite imagery program, and there was a 20-inch telescope on the far side of the lot pointed at Saturn —but its hard to attract much of a crowd when you’re competing against dancers in bathing suits gyrating with glowing hoola-hoops. It just can’t be done.

Looks like fun was had by all.. too bad none of the parties were close to my location.