NASA Social

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NASA has hosted many events for its social media enthusiasts called NASA Socials[1] (formerly NASA Tweetups) beginning in 2009. These events are targeted at the social media followers of NASA through platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Instagram, YouTube and more. They provide guests with VIP access to NASA facilities and speakers with the goal of leveraging participants' social networks to further the outreach requirements of NASA as laid out in the National Aeronautics and Space Act.[2] NASA re-branded these events as "Socials" in March 2012 as it expanded participation to services beyond just Twitter.[3][4][5]

As of 2015, all NASA field centers and NASA Headquarters have hosted NASA Tweetup/Social events. There were 5 NASA Tweetups in 2009, 10 in 2010, 16 in 2011, 21 in 2012, 22 in 2013, and 23 in 2014.[6] In August 2011, over 2,000 participants had been part of official NASA Tweetups.[7] By July 2014, that number had swelled to over 6,000 total participants in over 5 years of NASA Social programs.[8]

Many NASA Social events are at least partially broadcast on NASA TV and UStream. NASA Socials are held at NASA centers, NASA Headquarters, observatories, engine test sites, museums such as the Newseum and National Air and Space Museum, and during larger events such as SXSW and World Space Week. The length of socials range from a few hours to a couple days to much longer in the case of some events, such as the STS-133 launch tweetup.

History edit

The first NASA Tweetup was held at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, in January 2009. During this event, guests were given exclusive tours and access to JPL scientists and engineers.[9]|

In an attempt to measure the impact of tweetups, NASA tracked 10,665 tweets originating from 150 participants in the August 2011 Juno Tweetup as well as the subsequent retweets and found 29.9 million potential impressions.[10][11]

Speakers and participants edit

Speakers at NASA tweetup/social events have included NASA engineers, scientists, executives and well over 80 NASA astronauts. Notable speakers include NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell, Senator and astronaut John Glenn, Bill Nye, and final Space Shuttle crew members Sandy Magnus and Chris Ferguson.[12][citation needed]

While the majority of participants in NASA tweetups/socials have been space enthusiasts, there have also been many "celebrity" participants, including Neil deGrasse Tyson, LeVar Burton, Trey Ratcliff, Robert Scoble, Bill Prady, Kevin Clash, Miles O'Brien, Seth Green, will.i.am, and many others.[citation needed]

Tweetup with ISS Astronauts in 2009
Former NASA Chief Scientist Waleed Abdalati speaking at the Juno Tweetup
Group picture in front of Countdown clock of STS-135 Tweetup participants
Astronaut TJ Creamer speaks to tweetup participants in July 2010 at NASA Headquarters

List of NASA Socials and Tweetups edit

#DateEventLocationOfficial speakersNotesAttendees
120February 1, 2017JSC #SpaceBowl #SB51 Behind the Scenes at JSC Social[13]Johnson Space CenterAstronaut, NASA experts are scheduled50
117April 29, 2016OSIRIS-REx Preview Social[14]Lockheed Martin Space SystemsTo Be Added25
116April 7–8, 2016SpaceX CRS-8[15]KSCTo Be Added50
115March 21–22, 2016Cygnus CRS Orb-6 Launch Social[16]KSCTo Be Added50
114February 9, 2016State of NASA Multi-Center Social[17]10 NASA Field CentersTo Be Added12-40 each
113January 25, 2016James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Installation Social[18]GSFCTo Be AddedUnk
112December 2–3, 2015Cygnus CRS Orb-4 Launch Social[19]KSCTo Be Added50
111November 11, 2015NASA DC-8 & OLYMPEX #EarthRightNow Social[20]University of Washington in SeattleTo be Added40
110August 13, 2015#SLSfiredup RS-25 Engine Hot Fire Test Social[21]Stennis (SSC)To Be Added40
???Launch Postponed[22]Jason-3 Launch Social[23]Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB)To Be Added70
109June 28, 2015SpaceX CRS-7 Launch Social [24][25]KSCTo Be Added50
108June 15–16, 2015#AbSciCon 2015 Astrobiology Science Conference Social[26][27]Hilton Chicago, Chicago, IllinoisTo Be Added20
107June 6, 2015New Horizons #PlutoFlyby Multi-Site SocialTwo locations: Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Laurel Maryland &
Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona[28]
James L. Green, Alan SternUnk
106May 12, 2015Leading Edge Asynchronous Propeller Technology (LEAPTech) #FlyNASA Social[29]Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC)To Be Added50
105April 23, 2015#Hubble25 Social - Celebrating 25 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope[30]Newseum in DC & Goddard (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MDTo Be Added50
104April 14, 2015SpaceX CRS-6 Launch Social [31]KSCTo Be Added50
103March 13, 2015Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Launch Social[32]KSCTo Be Added50
102March 10–11, 2015#SLSfiredup SLS Booster Hot Fire Test Social[33]Orbital ATK's test facilities in Promontory, UtahTo Be Added45
101February 2, 2015State of NASA Multi-Center Social[34]Ames (Ames), Armstrong Flight Research Center, Glenn (GRC), Goddard (GSFC), JPL, JSC, KSC, LaRC, MSFC, & Stennis (SSC)To Be Added10 (Ames), AFRS (40), 25 (GRC), 25 (GSFC), JPL (10), JSC (20), KSC (40), 25 (LaRC), 15 (MSFC), & 25 (SSC)
100January 28–31, 2015Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Launch Social[35][36]Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB)To Be Added70
99January 15, 2015#ISS1Year Social[37] Social with Astronaut Scott KellyJSCAstronaut Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly), Michael Suffredini (ISS Program Manager) - crew news conference20
98January 10, 2015SpaceX CRS-5 Launch Social[38]KSCTo Be Added50
97December 3–4, 2014Orion Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1) Social[39]KSCTo Be Added150
96December 3, 2014Multi-Center Social to Preview Orion EFT-1[40]Ames (Ames), Glenn (GRC), Goddard (GSFC), JPL, JSC, LaRC, MSFC, & Stennis (SSC)To Be Added25 (ARC), 50 (GRC), 25 (GSFC), 40 (JPL), 30 (JSC), 30 (LaRC), 30 (MSFC), & 25 (SSC)
95November 18–19, 2014#FlyNASA Social[41]Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, CaliforniaTo Be Added30
94October 19–20, 2014Cygnus CRS Orb-3 Launch Social[42]Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at WallopsTo Be Added50
93October 17, 2014Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Preview Social[43]Goddard (GSFC)Craig Pollock, Thomas Moore, Jeffrey Newmark, C. Alex Young, Michael Hesse, Yari Collado-Vega, Carmine Mattiello25
92October 13, 2014#MarsComet Social[44][45]JPLTo Be Added50
91September 21, 2014Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) Social[46]Lockheed Martin in Denver, ColoradoSpeakers from NASA, Lockheed Martin and the University of Colorado Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) - To Be Added25
90September 18–19, 2014SpaceX CRS-4 Launch Social[47]KSCTo Be Added50
89September 12, 2014Space Launch System (SLS) & (#WeldingWonder) Social[48]Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) & Stennis Space CenterTo Be AddedFirst Michoud Social25
88July 21, 201445th Anniversary of Apollo 11 (#Apollo45) Social - KSC[49]KSCKSC Director Bob Cabana, Astronauts Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Jim Lovell25
87July 19, 201445th Anniversary of Apollo 11 (#Apollo45) Social - Virginia[49]Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in VirginiaAstronaut Buzz Aldrin, National Symphony Orchestra & Emil de Cou, Bob Jacobs (NASA HQ)Only Social with a live symphony performance25
86June 30-July 1, 2014OCO-2 Launch Social[50][51]Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB)To Be Added70
85June 17–19, 2014[52][53]#ISSRDC Social Media Accreditation for 2014 ISS Research & Development Conference[54]Denver, ColoradoNASA Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations William Gerstenmaier, NASA Chief Scientist Waleed Abdalati, International Space Station Program Manager Michael Suffredini, Astronaut Ron Garan (@Astro_Ron)6 (in social)
84June 10, 2014Photography Social for Cygnus CRS Orb-2 Launch[55]Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at WallopsTo Be Added50
83May 20, 2014Alternative Fuels & Aeronautics Social[56][57]Armstrong (formerly Dryden/DFRC)To Be AddedFirst Social since the name change from Dryden Flight Research Center50
82April 1–2, 201450 Years of Deep Space Network Social[58][59]JPLTo Be Added50
81March 24, 2014@AstroKarenN Kid-Friendly Social[60][61]NASA HQAstronaut Karen Nyberg (@AstroKarenN)First Social billed as "kid-friendly" Social100
80March 15–16, 2014SpaceX CRS-3 Launch Social[62]KSCTo Be Added50
79March 4, 2014FY2015 NASA Budget Social[63]Goddard (GSFC)Charles Bolden (NASA Administrator), John Grunsfeld (NASA HQ)Social canceled due to weather converting the briefing to a teleconference[64]20
78February 27, 2014GPM Photo Social[65]Goddard (GSFC)To Be Added15
77January 23, 2014TDRS-L Launch Social[66][67]CCAFS / KSCTo Be Added50
76January 22, 2014James Webb Space Telescope Social[68]Goddard (GSFC)To Be Added40
75January 8, 2014[69][70]Orbital-1 Antares Launch Social[71]Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at WallopsTo Be Added50
74December 10, 20132013 AGU Social[72][73]Moscone CenterNASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan, NASA's Associate Administrator for Science and veteran astronaut John Grunsfeld and more.20
73November 16 & 18, 2013MAVEN Launch Social[74][75]CCAFS / KSCNASA's Planetary Science Chief Jim Green, program executive Lisa May, program scientist Kelley Fast, deputy project manager Sandra Cauffman, system design lead with Lockheed Martin Chris Waters, NASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan, NASA's Associate Administrator for Science and veteran astronaut John Grunsfeld, astronaut Wendy Lawrence, Bill Nye, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana.150
72November 4–5, 2013JPL Earth Science Social[76][77]JPLTo Be Added100
71September 17, 2013Antares Launch Social[78]Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at WallopsTo Be Added50
70September 5–6, 2013LADEE Launch to Moon Social[79][80]Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at WallopsJohn Grunsfeld(NASA HQ), Charles Bolden(NASA Administrator), Bob Barber(NASA Ames), Tony Colaprete(NASA Ames) ... More To Be Added50
69August 21, 2013Major Airborne Field Campaign Social[81]EFDTo Be Added15
68August 14–15, 2013Orion Stationary Recovery Test Social[82][83]LaRCPersonnel from Naval Station Norfolk, among others30
67July 17, 2013Astronaut Health, Fitness & Rehabilitation Social[84]JSCTo Be Added30
66June 7–8, 2013Centennial Challenge Sample Return Robot Social[85]WPITo Be AddedFirst Social at WPI20
65May 30, 2013Going Operational - Landsat 8 Social[86]USGS EROS CenterTo Be AddedFirst Social with the USGS30
64May 22, 2013ISS Research Social at JSC[87]JSCTo Be Added30
63April 25–27, 2013Great Moonbuggy Race NASA Social[88]USSRC & MSFCTo Be AddedFirst Social at MSFC50
62April 15–17, 2013Antares Launch Social[89]Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at WallopsTo Be Added25
61April 12, 2013JAXA-NASA Cherry Blossoms Social[90]Goddard (GSFC)Ramesh Kakar, NASA Earth Sciences; Gail Skofronick Jackson, NASA GPM; Riko Oki, JAXA GPM; Ardeshir Azarbarzin, NASA GPM; Masahiro Kojima, JAXA GPM; Peter Hildeband, NASA Goddard Earth Sciences; Don Figgins, Ball Aerospace; Compton Tucker, NASA Earth Sciences; Dawn Myers, NASA Goddard Solar Science; Horace Mitchell, NASA Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio; Ben Reed, Robotic Refueling Mission; Jason Dworkin, Astrobiology Analytical Lab and OSIRIS-REx; Ed Packard and Janet Thomas, Satellite Integration and Testing; Craig Pollock, MMS; and Paul Geithner, JWST60
60March 19, 2013ISS Social at JSC[91]JSCTo Be Added30
59March 10, 2013NASA Social at SXSW Interactive[92]Austin, TexasTo Be AddedFirst NASA Social at SXSW20
58February 28 & March 1, 2013SpaceX CRS-2 Launch Social[93]KSCTo Be Added50
57February 20, 2013Science on the ISS Social [94][95]NASA HQ & Steven F. Udvar-Hazy CenterWilliam Gerstenmaier, Tara Ruttley, Tom Marshburn, Kevin Ford, Chris Hatfield, Marshall Poterfield150
56February 10–11, 2013Landsat Data Continuity Mission Launch Social [96]VAFBTo Be Added80
55January 29–30, 2013TDRS-K Launch Social [97]CCAFSTo Be Added60
54January 25, 2013NASA Airborne Earth Science Event at Dryden Social[98]Dryden (DFRC)To Be Added50
53January 18, 2013NASA Open House Social [99]NASA HQTo Be Added75
52December 4, 2012AGU Social [100]Moscone CenterTo Be Added20
51December 4, 2012@AstroAcaba Social [101]NASA HQAstronaut Joe Acaba150
50November 1–2, 2012Atlantis Social [102]KSCVCTo Be Added45[103]
49October 15, 2012Goldstone DSN Social[104][105]Goldstone DSNTo Be AddedFirst Goldstone Social65
48October 7, 2012SpaceX CRS-1 Launch Social[106]KSCNASA Administrator Charles Bolden; SpaceX President Gwynne ShotwellFirst Media Accreditation for Social Media50
47September 19–20, 2012Dryden Endeavour Social[107]Dryden (DFRC)To Be Added40
46August 22–23, 2012Radiation Belt Storm Probes Launch Social[108]KSCDavid Sibeck, NASA Living with a Star Mission Scientist, Nicky Fox, Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) Deputy Project Scientist, Dave "Kouch" Kusnierkiewiczm Space Dept. Chief Engineer JHU/APL, Aly Mendoza-Hill, Mission Manager NASA Launch Services Program. Astronaut Leland Melvin, Associate Administrator for Education NASA HQ, Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator. Kurt Lindstrom, Civil Space Business Area Executive JHU/APL50
45August 2–3, 2012KSC 50th Anniversary SocialKSCCaley Burke @RocketCaley (NASA LSP), Si Song (ULA)First Multi-Site Social[109]50
44August 3, 2012Ames Mars Curiosity SocialAmes (ARC)Danny Skarka @dannyskarkaFirst Multi-Site Social[110]20
43August 3, 2012Glenn Mars Curiosity SocialGlenn (GRC)To Be AddedFirst Multi-Site Social[110]30
42August 3, 2012Goddard Mars Curiosity Social[111]Goddard (GSFC)Jason Dworkin, Astrobiology Analytical Lab, OSIRIS-REx; Chris Johnson & Melissa Trainer, SAM Environmental Chamber; Paul Geithner, James Webb Space Telescope; guides: Lora Bleacher, Ellen Gray, Liz Zubritsky, Rob Garner, Erin Ryan, Rupa Nune, and Aries KeckFirst Multi-Site Social[110]20
41August 3, 2012JSC Mars Curiosity SocialJSCTo Be AddedFirst Multi-Site Social[110]25
40August 3, 2012Langley Mars Curiosity SocialLangley (LaRC)David Bowles, Associate Site Director; Walt Engelund, Chief Engineer, Neil Cheatwood, MEDLI principal investigator; Steve Gaddis, Game Changing Program OfficeFirst Multi-Site Social[110]30
39August 3–5, 2012Mars Curiosity Landing Social[112]JPLJPL Mission Manager Arthur Amador;[113] MSL (Mars Science Laboratory) Deputy Project Scientist Ashwin Vasavada;[114] NASA Administrator Charles Bolden; Project Manager for Curiosity Richard Cook;[115] JPL Director Charles Elachi; Visualization Producer for NASA JPL Doug Ellison;[116] Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver; NASA's Science Mission Directorate John M. Grunsfeld;[117] Curiosity rover driver and engineer at JPL Matt Heverly;[118] Former Director of NASA's Mars Exploration Program Doug McCuistion; NASA Astronaut Leland D. Melvin; NASA JPL Curiosity Lead Engineer Adam Steltzner; JPL Director of the Engineering and Science Directorate Peter Theisinger; JPL Aerospace engineer Steve Sell;[119] JPL Navigation and Control Systems Manager and Strategic Uplink Lead Steven Lee;[120] JPL Aerospace Engineer Anita Sengupta;[121] JPL Astronautics Systems Engineer Randii Wessen. Non-NASA presentations: Actress Nichelle Nichols; Entrepreneur and musician Will.i.am; TV Host Alex Trebek; Big Bang Theory co-producer Bill Prady; Actress June Lockhart; Actor Jay R. Ferguson; and Actor Wil Wheaton.First Multi-Site Social[110]25
38July 23, 2012Landsat Social[122][123]Newseum in DC & Goddard (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MDTo Be Added25
37May 4, 2012Dryden Social[124][125] SocialDryden Flight Research CenterTo Be AddedFirst Dryden Social;
sonic boom planned
75
36May 18–19, 2012Space X COTS 2 Social[126][127]KSCNASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver; SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell; NASA Public Affairs Officer Josh Byerly; NASA Flow Director for Space Shuttle Orbiter Transition and Retirement Stephanie Stilson; NASA Administrator Charles Bolden; KSC Director Bob CabanaFirst SpaceX Social50
35April 19, 2012Discovery Welcome Social[128][129][130]Steven F. Udvar-Hazy CenterDirector of National Air and Space Museum (NASM), General Jack Dailey; Secretary of NASM, Wayne Clough; NASA Administrator Charles Bolden; Senator John Glenn; France A. Córdova.[131]First NASA Social; First at Udvar-Hazy Center30
34March 2, 2012Glenn Tweetup [132]Glenn (GRC)Astronaut Gregory H. Johnson (@Astro_Box) & more.First tweetup at Glenn100
33February 14, 2012@Astro_Ron Tweetup[133]NASA HQAstronaut Ron Garan (@Astro_Ron & @FragileOasis)150
32February 13, 2012NASA Budget Tweetup[134]NASA HQNASA Administrator Charles Bolden and NASA Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth Robinson[135]20
31November 25 & 26, 2011[136]Mars Science Laboratory Launch[137]KSCAstronauts Doug Wheelock (@Astro_Wheels) and Leland Melvin (@Astro_Flow), NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Deputy Administrator Lori Garver (@Lori_Garver), Bill Nye (@TheScienceGuy), engineers from JPL, musician will.i.am (@iamwill); Also: @MarsCuriosity [138]Launch of the Mars Science Laboratory mission carrying the Curiosity rover[139]151
30November 8, 2011Langley Tweetup[140]Langley (LaRC)

Charles Harris, Director of Research, NASA Langley; Bruce Fisher, Flight Services; Mike Obland, Airborne Science; astronaut Susan Kilrain; Karen Whitley, Inflatable Lunar Habitat; Mary Beth Wusk, Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator; Amanda Cutright, Inflatable Reentry Vehicle Experiment; Roman Paryz, National Transonic Facility; Martin Annett, Landing Impact Research/Hydro Impact Basin Facility [141]

First tweetup at Langley, Orion capsule splash test50
29October 27, 2011[142]NPP satellite
(Delta II) Launch[143]
VAFB@NASANPP; NASA Astronaut Piers Sellers, the deputy director of the Sciences and Exploration Directorate at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland;
NPP Project Scientist Jim Gleason;
NPP Systems Manager Janice Smith;
NASA Launch Director Tim Dunn;
Scott Asbury, a senior program manager with Ball Aerospace & Technologies, Corp. in Boulder, Colorado.[142]
First tweetup at Vandenberg;[143]
First tweetup for a U.S. West coast launch;[142]
Launch of Earth-observing NPP satellite[143]
20-24
[142][144]
28October 21, 2011Wallops Tweetup[145]Wallops (WFF)Rebecca Powell, Joyce Winterton, Stephanie Schierholz-intro; Harold Cherrix, Ed Lagman, Rob Marshall, Cliff Murphy-NASA Sounding Rocket; Henry Cathey & Debbie Fairbrother-NASA Balloon Program; Sarah Daugherty-Range Control Center; Les Kovacs & Kate Campbell-Taurus II HIF (Orbital Sciences)
Bill Wrobel-Wallops Director
First tweetup at Wallops50
27October 14, 2011SOFIA Telescope/Ames Tweetup[146]Ames (ARC)David Morse (@drmNASA); Pamela Marcum, SOFIA Project Scientist; Bill Thigpen, NASA Advanced Supercomputing; Steven Beard & Dean Giovannetti, Vertical Motion Simulator; Thomas Roellig, SOFIA Deputy Project Scientist; Roger Hunter, Kepler mission
Also: @SOFIATelescope
50
26October 13, 2011STS-135 Crew (Magnus & Ferguson)[147]NASA HQFinal Space Shuttle crew members Sandy Magnus (@Astro_Sandy) and Chris Ferguson (@Astro_Ferg)150
25September 7–8, 2011GRAIL spacecraft (Delta II) Launch[148][149]KSCNeil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson), NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Nichelle Nichols (@RealNichelle), Jim Adams (@NASAJim), Sally Ride Science (@SallyRideSci), @VeronicaMcG (@NASAJPL), Maria Zuber, @Doug_Ellison (@NASA_Eyes), @TrentPerotto[150]Launch of twin lunar-bound spacecraft150
24August 4–5, 2011Juno spacecraft (Atlas V Launch)[151]KSCBill Nye (@thescienceguy), @NASAJim, @VeronicaMcG (@NASAJPL), NASA Chief Scientist Waleed Abdalati, @TrentPerotto, @SteveMatousek, @Doug_Ellison (@NASA_Eyes), @CassiniSaturn, @NASA_LSP & Juno Science Team members[152]Launch of the Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft150
23July 21, 2011STS-135 Landing[153]KSCFinal landing of the Space Shuttle50
22July 19, 2011STS-135 Mission[154][155]JSC@Astro_Clay, @StationCDRKelly, @Carbon_Flight, @saroy, @mgrabois, @gnholt, @Astro_Ron (from space), NASA PAO Josh ByerlySpace Shuttle ascent, rendezvous & landing simulators, as well as the Mission Control Center and the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility30
21July 7–8, 2011STS-135 Launch[156]KSCLori Garver (@Lori_Garver), Elmo, @Astro_Mike, @Astro_Wheels, @Phalanx, @ISS_NatlLab, Bill Gerstenmeier, Robert Crippen, @Astro_Ron (from space)Final launch of the Space Shuttle152
20June 6, 2011JPL Tweetup[157][158][159][160][161]JPLAquarius, GRAIL, Juno, Mars Science Laboratory / @MarsCuriosity, Dawn, @SOFIATelescope, @NASAJPL, @MarsRovers, @AsteroidWatchA few of the tweetup attendees were also invited to attend the June 8, 2011, SOFIA Telescope Media Day at Dryden Flight Research Center.[162]120
19Apr. 28–29, 2011
May 16, 2011
STS-134 Launch[163]KSC@Astro_Clay @Astro_Flow, Astronaut Ricky Arnold
NASA Chief Scientist, Waleed Abdalati
The Shuttle launch was delayed, but participants were invited back for its successful May launch attempt—the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour.150
18Mar. 19, 2011Sun-Earth Day 2011[164][165]Goddard (GSFC)
NASM
Aleya Littleton, Vicky Portway (NASM)
Troy Cline, Michelle Thaller (GSFC)
NASA EDGE (live show broadcast)[166]
@SunEarthDay @NASA_SDO, @Camilla_SDO,
First tweetup at GSFC (see SDO is GO, #6 below)100[167]
17Mar. 16, 2011@Astro_Wheels Tweetup[168]NASA HQExpedition 25 Commander Doug Wheelock (@Astro_Wheels)"Wheels" was the first person to check-in in space, using Foursquare100
16Feb. 11, 2011Ames Planet HuntersAmes (ARC)@worden, @NASAKepler, David Morrison, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at SETI, @SOFIAtelescopeFirst tweetup at ARC100
15Nov. 10, 2010STS-133 Mission[169][170]JSC@Astro_Clay, @AstroRobonaut, Flight Director @Tungsten_Flight & PAO Rob NaviasAlthough STS-133 was delayed, the tweetup went on as scheduled.19
14Oct. 31-Nov. 5, 2010
Feb. 24, 2011
STS-133 LaunchKSC@Astro_Ron, @Astro_Soichi, @Astro_Flow, @Astro_Bones, Shannon Walker & @AstroRobonautFirst extended tweetup
Discovery's launch was delayed, but participants were invited back for successful Feb. launch attempt—the final flight of Space Shuttle Discovery.
146
13July 29, 2010@Astro_TJ TweetupNASA HQExpedition 22/23 Flight Engineer & Science Officer, @Astro_TJTJ was the first astronaut to send a live tweet from space (and set up the Station's live Internet)100[171]
12June 5, 2010World Science FestivalNYU's Kimmel Center@Astro_Flow, @Astro_Sandy, John C. Mather, Brian Greene73
11May 19, 2010STS-132 Mission[172]JSC@Astro_Ron (Answered Questions by Tweet), Talat Hussain (Boeing - Presented on TDRS), Ellen Ochoa, Deputy JSC Director and Former Astronaut, @Astro_Jeff82
10May 13–14, 2010STS-132 LaunchKSC@Bobby_Braun, @Lori_Garver, @Rocky_Sci, astronauts Dave Wolf & Janice Voss2nd Tweetup at a Shuttle Atlantis launch143
9May 3, 2010SDO First LightDC - NewseumDean Pesnell, SDO project scientist, NASA GSFC
Madhulika Guhathakurta, SDO program scientist, NASA HQ[173][174]
Hosted by Goddard Space Flight Center.16
8April 18, 2010Earth Day - 40th[175]DC - National MallJames Balog, Rob Simmon, Compton Tucker[176]40
7Feb 17, 2010STS-130 Mission[177]JSC@Astro_Bones/@ZeroG_MDFirst tweetup at JSC100[178]
6Feb 11, 2010"SDO is Go" Launch[179][180]KSCFirst launch tweetup for uncrewed vehicle
Organized by GSFC[181]
15[182]
35 (GSFC)
5Nov 15–16, 2009STS-129 Launch[183][184][185][186]KSC@Astro_Mike, Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly), Jon Cowart (@Rocky_Sci), @MarsPhoenix's @VeronicaMcG, Miles O'Brien, Wayne HaleFirst tweetup at KSC
First Shuttle launch tweetup
First 2-day event
101[187]
4Oct. 21, 2009ISS Crew[183][188]NASA HQ@Astro_Nicole & @Astro_Jeff aboard ISSFirst tweetup featuring live downlink from ISS
Link with ISS was cut short due to a false alarm aboard Station during tweetup.[189]
24
3Sept. 24, 2009STS-127 Crew[183][190]NASA HQ@Astro_127 & the rest of STS-127 crew58
2July 21, 2009STS-125 Crew[183][191]NASA HQ@Astro_Mike & rest of STS-125 crewFirst tweetup at NASA HQ120
1Jan. 21, 2009JPL Tweetup
[9][183][192][193][194]
JPL@MarsPhoenix's @VeronicaMcGFirst NASA tweetup
First tweetup at JPL
130

Awards edit

  1. 2009 Shorty Awards for science for updates on the Mars Phoenix Lander[195]
  2. Space Foundation's 2012 Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award[196]
  3. 2012 Shorty Awards for best social media manager to NASA's Stephanie Schierholz[197]
  4. 2012 and 2013 Shorty Awards for best government use of social media.[198]
  5. Space Flight Awareness Award[199]
  6. NASA Exceptional Service Medal[199]
  7. NASA Group Achievement Award[199]

Cultural references edit

In the 2015 film The Martian, Donald Glover's character Rich Purnell, a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory employee, wore a #NASASocial lanyard.[200] This lanyard was frequently given out to NASA Social participants and NASA employees who supported the events. Per Veronica McGregor, NASA JPL News/Social Media Manager, "when the producers came to @NASAJPL for film research, [Stephanie L. Smith, NASA JPL Digital & Social Media Supervisor,] slipped the #NASASocial lanyards into their swag bags. :)"[201]

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