First NASA Astronaut To Send Live Tweet From Space Hosts Tweetup

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NASA invites its Twitter followers to a special Tweetup with astronaut T.J. Creamer at 3 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 29. The event will take place in the James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW, Washington. While in space, Creamer set up the International Space Station's live Internet connection. He posted updates about the mission to his Twitter account and sent the first live tweet from the orbiting outpost.

A Tweetup is an informal meeting of people who use the social messaging medium Twitter. This NASA Tweetup is an opportunity to meet and speak with Creamer, the people behind NASA's Twitter account, and other space-exploration-minded participants. A Tweetup is an informal meeting of people who use the social messaging medium Twitter. NASA Tweetups provide @NASA followers with the opportunity to go behind-the-scenes at NASA facilities and events and speak with scientists, engineers, astronauts and managers.

NASA Tweetups range from two hours to two days in length and include a "meet and greet" session to allow participants to mingle with fellow Tweeps and the people behind NASA's Twitter feeds. Registration for NASA Tweetups will be announced on this page, @NASA and @NASATweetup.NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory held the first NASA Tweetup on Jan. 21, 2009. NASA Headquarters held its first Tweetup July 21, 2009. The most recent NASA Tweetups were at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for the launch of space shuttle Atlantis, at NASA's Johnson Space Center during the STS-132 mission, and at the World Science Festival in New York.

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