1961, on the 12th of April, the first human - Juri Gagarin - orbited the Earth. This event is celebrated every year in a world-wide event. The Schikaneder cinema shows two exclusive movies, experts will present a show discussing the influences on society, politics or law which arose from this first flight and for the first time the Austrian Space Forum Polarstern Award will be awarded.

Programme:

18:00: DIE WIEDERKEHR DES MARS - THE RETURN OF MARS
(Sebastian Voltmer, D 2008, 58 Min)
The director and amateur astronomer Sebastian Voltmer graduated from the art school Kassel with distinction with this movie.

19:00: JURI GAGARIN UND DER BEGINN DER BEMANNTEN RAUMFAHRT – JURI GAGARIN AND THE BEGINNING OF HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT
Space Show, duration: approximately 60 min

20:00: POLARSTERN AWARD CEREMONY
Afterwards Party

22:20: IM SCHATTEN DES MONDES – IN THE MOON’S SHADOW (David Sington, GB/USA 2007, 99 Min) Astronauts from the Apollo programme talk about their experiences – 40 years after flying to the moon. The documentary has won several awards and will be shown fort he first time in Austria!

Box office
Movie 1: Die Wiederkehr des Mars: 7,- EUR
Show: Juri Gagarin & Polarstern Award Ceremony: 8,- EUR
Movie 2: Im Schatten des Mondes: 8,- EUR
All inclusive (Kombi-Ticket): 20,- EUR

Advanced Sale
All inclusive (Kombi-Ticket): 17 EUR
Availalbe at "Teleskop & Sternwarte Zentrum", Operngasse 23, 1040 Wien
and "Astro Experts", Spitalgasse 19, 1090 Wien,

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DIE WIEDERKEHR DES MARS – THE RETURN OF MARS
Sebastian Voltmer, D 2008, 58 Min - start: 18:00 Every two years, Mars comes close to Earth. Due to the opposition towards the sun, it can be observed extremely well. The photographer and director Sebastian Voltmer is documenting these approximations for more than ten years. 2009, the international year of Astronomy, he presents his new movie: The return of Mars.

JURI GAGARIN AND THE BEGINNING OF HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT
During a 60minute show, moderated by Johannes Grenfurtner, the achievement of Juri Gagarin and its various impacts are presented. Experts will show how the first human in space started manned space flight and discuss the influents of this event on society.

POLARSTERN AWARD CEREMONY
The Austrian Space Forum awards for the 1st time the Polarstern Award, which is donated with 800 EUR, to a man or woman who fascinates for space.

IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON
David Sington GB/USA 2007, 99 min - start: 22:20 About forty years ago, an old dream of humanity became reality: The first man stepped onto the surface of the moon. The documentary “In the moon’s shadow“ pays tribute to this adventure and the people involved in it. With spectacular images and commented by the astronauts themselves, the movie is a remarkable, touching recognition of the journey to the moon.