The First Tweet From Space

01/22/2010 - Tweeting is no longer only an earthly phenomenon. A NASA astronaut made Twitter history on Friday by sending the first tweet from outer space. Flight Engineer T.J. Creamer broadcast the following message directly from the International Space Station:

"Hello Twitterverse! We r now LIVE tweeting from the International Space Station -- the 1st live tweet from Space! :) More soon, send your ?s"

Take that, Neil Armstrong.

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And he could not take the trouble to use real English?

~Lordbob

Lordbob75 said:

And he could not take the trouble to use real English?

~Lordbob

I'm sure he could have, if he'd wanted to carry a TwitterPeek along for the ride.

noob said:

Lordbob75 said:

And he could not take the trouble to use real English?

~Lordbob

I'm sure he could have, if he'd wanted to carry a TwitterPeek along for the ride.

~Lordbob

iansane said:

That's nothing. Aliens have been doing it for years. I pick up their tweets with my aluminum foil helmet.

Skunksmash will like you.

~Lordbob

Reminds me of the first space Fax anyone remeber that one? Fabe