Post by Tomspy77 on Sept 19, 2009 10:33:41 GMT -6
A Nasa astronaut will tweet from space for the second time in history, making social networking not just for the planet Earth Anymore:
NASA astronaut Jeff Williams will be tweeting from space once he is in orbit.
twitterAccording to the US space agency NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), Williams will become the first space station commander to share his experiences using Twitter.
Astronaut Mike Massimino sent tweets earlier this year from a mission on the Atlantis shuttle.
Williams, who will command the next International Space Station mission, is already using Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/Astro_Jeff), a blog (http://blogs.nasa.gov/cm/blog/2089) and short video clips to provide a unique, behind the scenes insight into his training in Russia, said the agency.
twitterWilliams' Twitter username is Astro Jeff. NASA said he is in his final month of training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. He will be providing a look at his experiences in Star City and at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Williams will launch to the space station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft with Soyuz Commander Max Suraev and spaceflight participant Guy Laliberte from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 30 September. Williams will become a flight engineer for the Expedition 21 crew when he arrives at the complex and later will command Expedition 22. He will spend six months in space.
Williams will be making his third trip to space.
www.pcworld.com/article/172274/astronaut_will_tweet_from_space.html?tk=rss_news
I recently made a Twitter account, although I'm not sure what to do with it (I have it linked to texts from my phone, but who wants to hear my 'Tweets'? 'Going to work now', 'Coming home now' and that classic: 'Going to bed, have work tomorrow.') but at least this seems like a good use for it, better then the uses I've seen for it so far which seem practical, mainly ads and foolishness.
NASA astronaut Jeff Williams will be tweeting from space once he is in orbit.
twitterAccording to the US space agency NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), Williams will become the first space station commander to share his experiences using Twitter.
Astronaut Mike Massimino sent tweets earlier this year from a mission on the Atlantis shuttle.
Williams, who will command the next International Space Station mission, is already using Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/Astro_Jeff), a blog (http://blogs.nasa.gov/cm/blog/2089) and short video clips to provide a unique, behind the scenes insight into his training in Russia, said the agency.
twitterWilliams' Twitter username is Astro Jeff. NASA said he is in his final month of training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. He will be providing a look at his experiences in Star City and at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Williams will launch to the space station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft with Soyuz Commander Max Suraev and spaceflight participant Guy Laliberte from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 30 September. Williams will become a flight engineer for the Expedition 21 crew when he arrives at the complex and later will command Expedition 22. He will spend six months in space.
Williams will be making his third trip to space.
www.pcworld.com/article/172274/astronaut_will_tweet_from_space.html?tk=rss_news
I recently made a Twitter account, although I'm not sure what to do with it (I have it linked to texts from my phone, but who wants to hear my 'Tweets'? 'Going to work now', 'Coming home now' and that classic: 'Going to bed, have work tomorrow.') but at least this seems like a good use for it, better then the uses I've seen for it so far which seem practical, mainly ads and foolishness.
