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Oct. 2, 2009

Katherine Trinidad
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James Hartsfield
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-187

FIRST NASA ASTRONAUT ON TWITTER TOPS A MILLION FOLLOWERS

HOUSTON -- The first astronaut to tweet from space has passed another
social media milestone. NASA's Mike Massimino, known as @Astro_Mike
on Twitter, now shares his daily experiences with more than a million
followers on the micro-blogging service.

Massimino flew in May aboard the final space shuttle mission to
service the Hubble Space Telescope. He began a Twitter account about
a month before his launch, provided updates throughout his time in
orbit and continues to tweet about his post-flight experiences and
the life and work of an astronaut.

"I am thrilled that so many people have been following and responding
with such wonderful comments," Massimino said. "I tweet because I
feel very lucky to have, what in my opinion, is the best job in the
world. I've learned that there are so many people around the world
who really love the space program and have a heartfelt interest in
space travel -- just like me."

Massimino can be followed at:

http://www.twitter.com/Astro_Mike

Since Massimino's flight, many other astronauts have begun to share
insights of their experiences on Twitter. They offer varied
perspectives of both training on Earth and flying in space. Among the
NASA astronauts now active on Twitter:

-- Jeff Williams, space station Expedition 21 flight engineer and
future station commander who arrived at the station early Friday. He
will provide updates, including video and still imagery, about his
six-month stay in orbit. He can be followed at:

http://www.twitter.com/Astro_Jeff

-- Expedition 21 Flight Engineer Nicole Stott, also aboard the
station, is providing insights of her time in space. She can be
followed at:

http://www.twitter.com/Astro_Nicole

-- Astronauts and twins Mark and Scott Kelly, slated to command the
space shuttle and the International Space Station, respectively, next
year, are sharing their unique perspectives with the Twitter
community -- and with each other -- as they train at locations around
the world.

Mark Kelly can be followed at:

http://www.twitter.com/shuttlecdrkelly

Scott Kelly can be followed at:

http://www.twitter.com/stationcdrkelly

-- Astronaut Jose Hernandez began NASA's first bilingual Twitter
account in July about his preparation for last month's STS-128
shuttle mission. He tweets about his post-flight activities in
English and Spanish. He can be followed at:

http://www.twitter.com/astro_jose

More astronauts flying in space and training on Earth are expected to
begin tweeting about their experiences in the near future. All NASA
astronauts on Twitter can be followed at:

http://www.twitter.com/NASA_Astronauts

For a list of NASA missions providing updates on social media Web
sites, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/collaborate

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