NASA has hosted many events for its social media enthusiasts calledNASA Socials[1] (formerlyNASA Tweetups) beginning in 2009. These events are targeted at the social media followers of NASA through platforms such asTwitter,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 theNational 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 theNewseum andNational Air and Space Museum, and during larger events such asSXSW andWorld 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 theSTS-133 launch tweetup.
The first NASA Tweetup was held at theJet Propulsion Laboratory inPasadena, 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 millionpotential impressions.[10][11]
Speakers at NASA tweetup/social events have included NASA engineers, scientists, executives and well over 80 NASA astronauts. Notable speakers include NASA AdministratorCharles Bolden,SpaceX PresidentGwynne Shotwell, Senator and astronautJohn Glenn,Bill Nye, and final Space Shuttle crew membersSandy Magnus andChris Ferguson.[12][citation needed]
While the majority of participants in NASA tweetups/socials have been space enthusiasts, there have also been many "celebrity" participants, includingNeil 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]
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| # | Date | Event | Location | Official speakers | Notes | Attendees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | February 1, 2017 | JSC #SpaceBowl #SB51 Behind the Scenes at JSC Social[13] | Johnson Space Center | Astronaut, NASA experts are scheduled | 50 | |
| 117 | April 29, 2016 | OSIRIS-REx Preview Social[14] | Lockheed Martin Space Systems | To Be Added | 25 | |
| 116 | April 7–8, 2016 | SpaceX CRS-8[15] | KSC | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 115 | March 21–22, 2016 | Cygnus CRS Orb-6 Launch Social[16] | KSC | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 114 | February 9, 2016 | State of NASA Multi-Center Social[17] | 10 NASA Field Centers | To Be Added | 12-40 each | |
| 113 | January 25, 2016 | James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Installation Social[18] | GSFC | To Be Added | Unk | |
| 112 | December 2–3, 2015 | Cygnus CRS Orb-4 Launch Social[19] | KSC | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 111 | November 11, 2015 | NASA DC-8 &OLYMPEX#EarthRightNow Social[20] | University of Washington in Seattle | To be Added | 40 | |
| 110 | August 13, 2015 | #SLSfiredupRS-25 Engine Hot Fire Test Social[21] | Stennis (SSC) | To Be Added | 40 | |
| ??? | Launch Postponed[22] | Jason-3 Launch Social[23] | Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) | To Be Added | 70 | |
| 109 | June 28, 2015 | SpaceX CRS-7 Launch Social[24][25] | KSC | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 108 | June 15–16, 2015 | #AbSciCon 2015Astrobiology Science Conference Social[26][27] | Hilton Chicago, Chicago, Illinois | To Be Added | 20 | |
| 107 | June 6, 2015 | New Horizons#PlutoFlyby Multi-Site Social | Two locations:Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Laurel Maryland & Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona[28] | James L. Green,Alan Stern | Unk | |
| 106 | May 12, 2015 | Leading Edge Asynchronous Propeller Technology (LEAPTech)#FlyNASA Social[29] | Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 105 | April 23, 2015 | #Hubble25 Social - Celebrating 25 Years of theHubble Space Telescope[30] | Newseum inDC &Goddard (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 104 | April 14, 2015 | SpaceX CRS-6 Launch Social[31] | KSC | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 103 | March 13, 2015 | Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Launch Social[32] | KSC | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 102 | March 10–11, 2015 | #SLSfiredup SLS Booster Hot Fire Test Social[33] | Orbital ATK's test facilities in Promontory, Utah | To Be Added | 45 | |
| 101 | February 2, 2015 | State 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 Added | 10 (Ames), AFRS (40), 25 (GRC), 25 (GSFC), JPL (10), JSC (20), KSC (40), 25 (LaRC), 15 (MSFC), & 25 (SSC) | |
| 100 | January 28–31, 2015 | Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Launch Social[35][36] | Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) | To Be Added | 70 | |
| 99 | January 15, 2015 | #ISS1Year Social[37] Social with AstronautScott Kelly | JSC | AstronautScott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly), Michael Suffredini (ISS Program Manager) - crew news conference | 20 | |
| 98 | January 10, 2015 | SpaceX CRS-5 Launch Social[38] | KSC | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 97 | December 3–4, 2014 | OrionExploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1) Social[39] | KSC | To Be Added | 150 | |
| 96 | December 3, 2014 | Multi-Center Social to PreviewOrionEFT-1[40] | Ames (Ames),Glenn (GRC),Goddard (GSFC),JPL,JSC,LaRC,MSFC, &Stennis (SSC) | To Be Added | 25 (ARC), 50 (GRC), 25 (GSFC), 40 (JPL), 30 (JSC), 30 (LaRC), 30 (MSFC), & 25 (SSC) | |
| 95 | November 18–19, 2014 | #FlyNASA Social[41] | Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California | To Be Added | 30 | |
| 94 | October 19–20, 2014 | Cygnus CRS Orb-3 Launch Social[42] | Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport atWallops | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 93 | October 17, 2014 | Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Preview Social[43] | Goddard (GSFC) | Craig Pollock, Thomas Moore, Jeffrey Newmark, C. Alex Young, Michael Hesse, Yari Collado-Vega, Carmine Mattiello | 25 | |
| 92 | October 13, 2014 | #MarsComet Social[44][45] | JPL | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 91 | September 21, 2014 | Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) Social[46] | Lockheed Martin in Denver, Colorado | Speakers fromNASA,Lockheed Martin and theUniversity of ColoradoLaboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) - To Be Added | 25 | |
| 90 | September 18–19, 2014 | SpaceX CRS-4 Launch Social[47] | KSC | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 89 | September 12, 2014 | Space Launch System (SLS) & (#WeldingWonder) Social[48] | Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) &Stennis Space Center | To Be Added | First Michoud Social | 25 |
| 88 | July 21, 2014 | 45th Anniversary of Apollo 11 (#Apollo45) Social - KSC[49] | KSC | KSC DirectorBob Cabana, AstronautsMichael Collins,Buzz Aldrin,Jim Lovell | 25 | |
| 87 | July 19, 2014 | 45th Anniversary of Apollo 11 (#Apollo45) Social - Virginia[49] | Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Virginia | AstronautBuzz Aldrin,National Symphony Orchestra &Emil de Cou, Bob Jacobs (NASA HQ) | Only Social with a live symphony performance | 25 |
| 86 | June 30-July 1, 2014 | OCO-2 Launch Social[50][51] | Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) | To Be Added | 70 | |
| 85 | June 17–19, 2014[52][53] | #ISSRDC Social Media Accreditation for 2014ISS Research & Development Conference[54] | Denver, Colorado | NASA Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and OperationsWilliam Gerstenmaier, NASA Chief ScientistWaleed Abdalati, International Space Station Program Manager Michael Suffredini, AstronautRon Garan (@Astro_Ron) | 6 (in social) | |
| 84 | June 10, 2014 | Photography Social forCygnus CRS Orb-2 Launch[55] | Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) atWallops | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 83 | May 20, 2014 | Alternative Fuels & Aeronautics Social[56][57] | Armstrong (formerly Dryden/DFRC) | To Be Added | First Social since the name change from Dryden Flight Research Center | 50 |
| 82 | April 1–2, 2014 | 50 Years ofDeep Space Network Social[58][59] | JPL | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 81 | March 24, 2014 | @AstroKarenN Kid-Friendly Social[60][61] | NASA HQ | AstronautKaren Nyberg (@AstroKarenN) | First Social billed as "kid-friendly" Social | 100 |
| 80 | March 15–16, 2014 | SpaceX CRS-3 Launch Social[62] | KSC | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 79 | March 4, 2014 | FY2015 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 |
| 78 | February 27, 2014 | GPM Photo Social[65] | Goddard (GSFC) | To Be Added | 15 | |
| 77 | January 23, 2014 | TDRS-L Launch Social[66][67] | CCAFS /KSC | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 76 | January 22, 2014 | James Webb Space Telescope Social[68] | Goddard (GSFC) | To Be Added | 40 | |
| 75 | January 8, 2014[69][70] | Orbital-1Antares Launch Social[71] | Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) atWallops | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 74 | December 10, 2013 | 2013AGU Social[72][73] | Moscone Center | NASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan, NASA's Associate Administrator for Science and veteran astronaut John Grunsfeld and more. | 20 | |
| 73 | November 16 & 18, 2013 | MAVEN Launch Social[74][75] | CCAFS /KSC | NASA'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 | |
| 72 | November 4–5, 2013 | JPL Earth Science Social[76][77] | JPL | To Be Added | 100 | |
| 71 | September 17, 2013 | Antares Launch Social[78] | Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport atWallops | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 70 | September 5–6, 2013 | LADEE Launch to Moon Social[79][80] | Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) atWallops | John Grunsfeld(NASA HQ),Charles Bolden(NASA Administrator), Bob Barber(NASA Ames), Tony Colaprete(NASA Ames) ... More To Be Added | 50 | |
| 69 | August 21, 2013 | Major Airborne Field Campaign Social[81] | EFD | To Be Added | 15 | |
| 68 | August 14–15, 2013 | Orion Stationary Recovery Test Social[82][83] | LaRC | Personnel fromNaval Station Norfolk, among others | 30 | |
| 67 | July 17, 2013 | Astronaut Health, Fitness & Rehabilitation Social[84] | JSC | To Be Added | 30 | |
| 66 | June 7–8, 2013 | Centennial Challenge Sample Return Robot Social[85] | WPI | To Be Added | First Social at WPI | 20 |
| 65 | May 30, 2013 | Going Operational -Landsat 8 Social[86] | USGS EROS Center | To Be Added | First Social with the USGS | 30 |
| 64 | May 22, 2013 | ISS Research Social at JSC[87] | JSC | To Be Added | 30 | |
| 63 | April 25–27, 2013 | Great Moonbuggy Race NASA Social[88] | USSRC &MSFC | To Be Added | First Social at MSFC | 50 |
| 62 | April 15–17, 2013 | Antares Launch Social[89] | Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport atWallops | To Be Added | 25 | |
| 61 | April 12, 2013 | JAXA-NASA Cherry Blossoms Social[90] | Goddard (GSFC) | Ramesh Kakar, NASA Earth Sciences;Gail Skofronick Jackson, NASAGPM; 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 andOSIRIS-REx; Ed Packard and Janet Thomas, Satellite Integration and Testing; Craig Pollock,MMS; and Paul Geithner,JWST | 60 | |
| 60 | March 19, 2013 | ISS Social at JSC[91] | JSC | To Be Added | 30 | |
| 59 | March 10, 2013 | NASA Social atSXSW Interactive[92] | Austin, Texas | To Be Added | First NASA Social at SXSW | 20 |
| 58 | February 28 & March 1, 2013 | SpaceX CRS-2 Launch Social[93] | KSC | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 57 | February 20, 2013 | Science on theISS Social[94][95] | NASA HQ &Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center | William Gerstenmaier, Tara Ruttley, Tom Marshburn, Kevin Ford, Chris Hatfield, Marshall Poterfield | 150 | |
| 56 | February 10–11, 2013 | Landsat Data Continuity Mission Launch Social[96] | VAFB | To Be Added | 80 | |
| 55 | January 29–30, 2013 | TDRS-K Launch Social[97] | CCAFS | To Be Added | 60 | |
| 54 | January 25, 2013 | NASA Airborne Earth Science Event atDryden Social[98] | Dryden (DFRC) | To Be Added | 50 | |
| 53 | January 18, 2013 | NASA Open House Social[99] | NASA HQ | To Be Added | 75 | |
| 52 | December 4, 2012 | AGU Social[100] | Moscone Center | To Be Added | 20 | |
| 51 | December 4, 2012 | @AstroAcaba Social[101] | NASA HQ | AstronautJoe Acaba | 150 | |
| 50 | November 1–2, 2012 | Atlantis Social[102] | KSCVC | To Be Added | 45[103] | |
| 49 | October 15, 2012 | Goldstone DSN Social[104][105] | Goldstone DSN | To Be Added | First Goldstone Social | 65 |
| 48 | October 7, 2012 | SpaceX CRS-1 Launch Social[106] | KSC | NASA AdministratorCharles Bolden;SpaceX PresidentGwynne Shotwell | First Media Accreditation for Social Media | 50 |
| 47 | September 19–20, 2012 | DrydenEndeavour Social[107] | Dryden (DFRC) | To Be Added | 40 | |
| 46 | August 22–23, 2012 | Radiation Belt Storm Probes Launch Social[108] | KSC | David 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/APL | 50 | |
| 45 | August 2–3, 2012 | KSC 50th Anniversary Social | KSC | Caley Burke@RocketCaley (NASA LSP), Si Song (ULA) | First Multi-Site Social[109] | 50 |
| 44 | August 3, 2012 | AmesMarsCuriosity Social | Ames (ARC) | Danny Skarka @dannyskarka | First Multi-Site Social[110] | 20 |
| 43 | August 3, 2012 | GlennMarsCuriosity Social | Glenn (GRC) | To Be Added | First Multi-Site Social[110] | 30 |
| 42 | August 3, 2012 | GoddardMarsCuriosity 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 Keck | First Multi-Site Social[110] | 20 |
| 41 | August 3, 2012 | JSCMarsCuriosity Social | JSC | To Be Added | First Multi-Site Social[110] | 25 |
| 40 | August 3, 2012 | LangleyMarsCuriosity Social | Langley (LaRC) | David Bowles, Associate Site Director; Walt Engelund, Chief Engineer, Neil Cheatwood, MEDLI principal investigator; Steve Gaddis, Game Changing Program Office | First Multi-Site Social[110] | 30 |
| 39 | August 3–5, 2012 | MarsCuriosity Landing Social[112] | JPL | JPL Mission Manager Arthur Amador;[113] MSL (Mars Science Laboratory) Deputy Project Scientist Ashwin Vasavada;[114] NASA AdministratorCharles Bolden; Project Manager for Curiosity Richard Cook;[115] JPL DirectorCharles Elachi; Visualization Producer for NASA JPL Doug Ellison;[116] Former NASA Deputy AdministratorLori Garver; NASA's Science Mission DirectorateJohn M. Grunsfeld;[117] Curiosity rover driver and engineer at JPL Matt Heverly;[118] Former Director of NASA's Mars Exploration ProgramDoug McCuistion; NASA AstronautLeland D. Melvin; NASA JPL Curiosity Lead EngineerAdam Steltzner; JPL Director of the Engineering and Science DirectoratePeter 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 EngineerRandii Wessen. Non-NASA presentations: ActressNichelle Nichols; Entrepreneur and musicianWill.i.am; TV HostAlex Trebek; Big Bang Theory co-producerBill Prady; ActressJune Lockhart; ActorJay R. Ferguson; and ActorWil Wheaton. | First Multi-Site Social[110] | 25 |
| 38 | July 23, 2012 | Landsat Social[122][123] | Newseum inDC &Goddard (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD | To Be Added | 25 | |
| 37 | May 4, 2012 | Dryden Social[124][125] Social | Dryden Flight Research Center | To Be Added | First Dryden Social; sonic boom planned | 75 |
| 36 | May 18–19, 2012 | Space X COTS 2 Social[126][127] | KSC | NASA Deputy AdministratorLori Garver;SpaceX PresidentGwynne Shotwell; NASA Public Affairs Officer Josh Byerly; NASA Flow Director forSpace Shuttle Orbiter Transition and Retirement Stephanie Stilson; NASA AdministratorCharles Bolden; KSC DirectorBob Cabana | First SpaceX Social | 50 |
| 35 | April 19, 2012 | Discovery Welcome Social[128][129][130] | Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center | Director ofNational Air and Space Museum (NASM), GeneralJack Dailey; Secretary of NASM,Wayne Clough; NASA AdministratorCharles Bolden; SenatorJohn Glenn;France A. Córdova.[131] | First NASA Social;First at Udvar-Hazy Center | 30 |
| 34 | March 2, 2012 | Glenn Tweetup[132] | Glenn (GRC) | AstronautGregory H. Johnson (@Astro_Box) & more. | First tweetup at Glenn | 100 |
| 33 | February 14, 2012 | @Astro_Ron Tweetup[133] | NASA HQ | AstronautRon Garan (@Astro_Ron &@FragileOasis) | 150 | |
| 32 | February 13, 2012 | NASA Budget Tweetup[134] | NASA HQ | NASA AdministratorCharles Bolden and NASA Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth Robinson[135] | 20 | |
| 31 | November 25 & 26, 2011[136] | Mars Science Laboratory Launch[137] | KSC | AstronautsDoug Wheelock (@Astro_Wheels) andLeland Melvin (@Astro_Flow), NASA AdministratorCharles Bolden, Deputy AdministratorLori Garver (@Lori_Garver),Bill Nye (@TheScienceGuy), engineers fromJPL, musicianwill.i.am (@iamwill); Also:@MarsCuriosity[138] | Launch of theMars Science Laboratory mission carrying theCuriosity rover[139] | 151 |
| 30 | November 8, 2011 | Langley Tweetup[140] | Langley (LaRC) | Charles Harris, Director of Research, NASA Langley; Bruce Fisher, Flight Services; Mike Obland, Airborne Science; astronautSusan 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 test | 50 |
| 29 | October 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-observingNPP satellite[143] | 20-24 [142][144] |
| 28 | October 21, 2011 | Wallops 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 Wallops | 50 |
| 27 | October 14, 2011 | SOFIA Telescope/Ames Tweetup[146] | Ames (ARC) | David Morse (@drmNASA); Pamela Marcum, SOFIA Project Scientist; Bill Thigpen, NASA AdvancedSupercomputing; Steven Beard & Dean Giovannetti, Vertical Motion Simulator; Thomas Roellig, SOFIA Deputy Project Scientist; Roger Hunter,Kepler mission Also:@SOFIATelescope | 50 | |
| 26 | October 13, 2011 | STS-135 Crew (Magnus & Ferguson)[147] | NASA HQ | FinalSpace Shuttle crew membersSandy Magnus (@Astro_Sandy) andChris Ferguson (@Astro_Ferg) | 150 | |
| 25 | September 7–8, 2011 | GRAIL spacecraft (Delta II) Launch[148][149] | KSC | Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson), NASA AdministratorCharles Bolden,Nichelle Nichols (@RealNichelle), Jim Adams (@NASAJim),Sally Ride Science (@SallyRideSci),@VeronicaMcG (@NASAJPL),Maria Zuber,@Doug_Ellison (@NASA_Eyes),@TrentPerotto[150] | Launch of twinlunar-bound spacecraft | 150 |
| 24 | August 4–5, 2011 | Juno spacecraft (Atlas V Launch)[151] | KSC | Bill Nye (@thescienceguy),@NASAJim,@VeronicaMcG (@NASAJPL), NASA Chief ScientistWaleed Abdalati,@TrentPerotto,@SteveMatousek,@Doug_Ellison (@NASA_Eyes),@CassiniSaturn,@NASA_LSP & Juno Science Team members[152] | Launch of theJupiter-bound Juno spacecraft | 150 |
| 23 | July 21, 2011 | STS-135 Landing[153] | KSC | Final landing of theSpace Shuttle | 50 | |
| 22 | July 19, 2011 | STS-135 Mission[154][155] | JSC | @Astro_Clay,@StationCDRKelly,@Carbon_Flight,@saroy,@mgrabois,@gnholt,@Astro_Ron (from space), NASA PAO Josh Byerly | Space Shuttle ascent, rendezvous & landing simulators, as well as the Mission Control Center and the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility | 30 |
| 21 | July 7–8, 2011 | STS-135 Launch[156] | KSC | Lori Garver (@Lori_Garver),Elmo,@Astro_Mike,@Astro_Wheels,@Phalanx,@ISS_NatlLab, Bill Gerstenmeier,Robert Crippen,@Astro_Ron (from space) | Final launch of theSpace Shuttle | 152 |
| 20 | June 6, 2011 | JPL Tweetup[157][158][159][160][161] | JPL | Aquarius,GRAIL,Juno,Mars Science Laboratory /@MarsCuriosity,Dawn,@SOFIATelescope,@NASAJPL,@MarsRovers,@AsteroidWatch | A few of the tweetup attendees were also invited to attend the June 8, 2011, SOFIA Telescope Media Day atDryden Flight Research Center.[162] | 120 |
| 19 | Apr. 28–29, 2011 May 16, 2011 | STS-134 Launch[163] | KSC | @Astro_Clay@Astro_Flow, AstronautRicky 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 ofSpace ShuttleEndeavour. | 150 |
| 18 | Mar. 19, 2011 | Sun-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] |
| 17 | Mar. 16, 2011 | @Astro_Wheels Tweetup[168] | NASA HQ | Expedition 25 Commander Doug Wheelock (@Astro_Wheels) | "Wheels" was the first person to check-in in space, usingFoursquare | 100 |
| 16 | Feb. 11, 2011 | Ames Planet Hunters | Ames (ARC) | @worden,@NASAKepler, David Morrison, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at SETI,@SOFIAtelescope | First tweetup at ARC | 100 |
| 15 | Nov. 10, 2010 | STS-133 Mission[169][170] | JSC | @Astro_Clay,@AstroRobonaut, Flight Director@Tungsten_Flight & PAO Rob Navias | Although STS-133 was delayed, the tweetup went on as scheduled. | 19 |
| 14 | Oct. 31-Nov. 5, 2010 Feb. 24, 2011 | STS-133 Launch | KSC | @Astro_Ron,@Astro_Soichi,@Astro_Flow,@Astro_Bones,Shannon Walker &@AstroRobonaut | First extended tweetup Discovery's launch was delayed, but participants were invited back for successful Feb. launch attempt—the final flight ofSpace ShuttleDiscovery. | 146 |
| 13 | July 29, 2010 | @Astro_TJ Tweetup | NASA HQ | Expedition 22/23 Flight Engineer & Science Officer, @Astro_TJ | TJ was the first astronaut to send a live tweet from space (and set up the Station's live Internet) | 100[171] |
| 12 | June 5, 2010 | World Science Festival | NYU'sKimmel Center | @Astro_Flow,@Astro_Sandy,John C. Mather,Brian Greene | 73 | |
| 11 | May 19, 2010 | STS-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_Jeff | 82 | |
| 10 | May 13–14, 2010 | STS-132 Launch | KSC | @Bobby_Braun,@Lori_Garver,@Rocky_Sci, astronautsDave Wolf &Janice Voss | 2nd Tweetup at aShuttle Atlantis launch | 143 |
| 9 | May 3, 2010 | SDO First Light | DC -Newseum | Dean Pesnell, SDO project scientist, NASAGSFC Madhulika Guhathakurta, SDO program scientist, NASA HQ[173][174] | Hosted byGoddard Space Flight Center. | 16 |
| 8 | April 18, 2010 | Earth Day - 40th[175] | DC -National Mall | James Balog, Rob Simmon, Compton Tucker[176] | 40 | |
| 7 | Feb 17, 2010 | STS-130 Mission[177] | JSC | @Astro_Bones/@ZeroG_MD | First tweetup at JSC | 100[178] |
| 6 | Feb 11, 2010 | "SDO is Go" Launch[179][180] | KSC | First launch tweetup for uncrewed vehicle Organized byGSFC[181] | 15[182] 35 (GSFC) | |
| 5 | Nov 15–16, 2009 | STS-129 Launch[183][184][185][186] | KSC | @Astro_Mike,Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly), Jon Cowart (@Rocky_Sci),@MarsPhoenix's@VeronicaMcG,Miles O'Brien,Wayne Hale | First tweetup at KSC FirstShuttle launch tweetup First 2-day event | 101[187] |
| 4 | Oct. 21, 2009 | ISS Crew[183][188] | NASA HQ | @Astro_Nicole &@Astro_Jeff aboardISS | First tweetup featuring live downlink from ISS Link with ISS was cut short due to a false alarm aboard Station during tweetup.[189] | 24 |
| 3 | Sept. 24, 2009 | STS-127 Crew[183][190] | NASA HQ | @Astro_127 & the rest of STS-127 crew | 58 | |
| 2 | July 21, 2009 | STS-125 Crew[183][191] | NASA HQ | @Astro_Mike & rest of STS-125 crew | First tweetup at NASA HQ | 120 |
| 1 | Jan. 21, 2009 | JPL Tweetup [9][183][192][193][194] | JPL | @MarsPhoenix's@VeronicaMcG | First NASA tweetup First tweetup at JPL | 130 |
In the 2015 filmThe Martian,Donald Glover's character Rich Purnell, a NASAJet 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]
