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22 January 2010
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - NASA astronaut Timothy "T.J." Creamer made history this morning by using Twitter ..in outer space. Aboard the International Space Station with the Expedition 22, and logged in as Astro_TJ, this is the first direct use of the social network site from outside of the earth's atmosphere. NASA's spokesman, who also happens to be the guy who counts down from ten, said, "We consider this our proudest moment since they played golf on the Moon."
The following are the first tweets ever sent from space:
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Hello Twitterverse! We r now LIVE tweeting from the International Space Station--the 1st live tweet from Space! :) More soon, send your ?s. 3:38 AM January 22nd 2010 from web This is 1 small click for man, 1 giant tweet for mankind. LOL! Suck it Armstrong! 3:42 AM January 22nd 2010 from web Houston, we have a problem. (Not rly, I just wanted 2 say that!) 3:44 AM January 22nd 2010 from web Even tho im on twitter, im rly doin this from myspace. Ha, get it? 4:52 AM January 22nd 2010 from web Hey Im sarah palin. i can see russia from up here! lol 5:01 AM January 22nd 2010 from web 1st ? answered: Yes, we do pee-pee in our suits. 5:10 AM January 22nd 2010 from web Actly, i have to do #2 right now. brb 5:13 AM January 22nd 2010 from web ok Im back. 5:23 a.m. January 22nd 2010 from web Can u imagine them doin this shit in sci-fi movies? "dave, what r u tweeting?" 5:45 AM January 22nd 2010 from web I guess no 1 else has anymore ?s. 6:11 AM January 22nd 2010 from web Sure is lonely up here. Crew wont talk to me after i 8 all the donuts. Good thing i have access to all the internet porn i want! 6:20 AM January 22nd 2010 from web Bored. 8:25 AM January 22nd 2010 from web Saw island of haiti shake again the other day. I wood haiti be there, lol. 9:13 AM January 22nd 2010 from web u kno, this tang is awful. tastes like crap. 9:42 AM January 22nd 2010 from web Tang must have been a little bad. Just vomitted in 0 grav. it looks cool floatin around 9:58 AM January 22nd 2010 from web Rly suks what they did 2 conan. Hes much funnier than jay. 10:22 AM January 22nd 2010 from web I see sumthing strange out the window. wut the hell is that? :O 11:42 AM January 22nd 2010 from web O shit, its a ufo! its coming right 4 us! 11:43 AM January 22nd from web aaaaah I can feel them taking over my brain!! Help HELP!!! 11:45 AM January 22nd 2010 from web Citizens of Planet Earth: We, your superiors, have a message. 11:46 AM January 22nd 2010 from web We have come to forewarn you about our invasion on the 29th day of your current calendar month. 11:47 AM January 22nd 2010 from web We expect you to make preparations in the next coming days. We shall return. 11:47 AM January 22nd 2010 from web |
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That last tweet was thought to have been a practical joke by Creamer, à la H. G. Wells and War of the Worlds. However, there has yet to be further contact from Creamer or the rest of the Expedition 22 crew. NASA has warned the public not to panic, but, as a precaution, hide somewhere safe for a good several weeks. Be sure to check Twitter frequently to see what's going on in the outside world.
Sources[edit]
- Patrick McDougall "First Tweet From Space". Information Week, January 22, 2010
- Astro_TJ "Hello Twitterverse!". Twitter, January 22, 2010