Gagarin’s Day 2025 – Video Contest

What Does Yuri Gagarin Mean to You?

We invite you to celebrate the legacy of Yuri Gagarin by creating a short video (up to 2 minutes) sharing what he and his historic spaceflight mean to you. Be creative!

Rules

Please register HERE before submitting your video.
Videos may be submitted individually or by groups of up to 4 participants.
The video must be in English or in your native language with English subtitles.
Choose your own format — whether it's a short film, animation, documentary, or a simple message, the style is entirely up to you.
Please record your video horizontally.
Send your video to ohanabergerr@gmail.com with the subject line:
[VIDEO] Gagarin’s Day 2025
For questions, email the same address with the subject line:
[QUESTION] Gagarin’s Day 2025

Prizes

The top 5 videos will be featured on our official website.

Grand Prize: An exclusive set of postcards featuring a photo taken by our SamSat-Ionosphere satellite, along with other exclusive images selected by us, signed by the mission engineers.

If the winner(s) attend the Summer School, the prize will be awarded in person by the Head of our Department.
Otherwise, it will be sent by mail, and we will contact the recipient to request post code information and arrange delivery.

The winner(s) will also receive a special 'Vostochny Cosmodrome Access Card' — a personalized commemorative card, stamped by the SamSat-ORION mission and featuring their name(s), celebrating the upcoming launch of our next nanosatellite this year.

Don’t miss this opportunity to not only honor this moment in space history, but also to win exclusive prizes you won’t find anywhere else!

Important Dates

Registration and video submission deadline: April 26
Winners announced: April 28 (on our official website)

We look forward to seeing your creativity and celebrating Gagarin’s legacy together!