NASA astronaut has more than a million followers on twitter
By ANISaturday, October 3, 2009
WASHINGTON - The first astronaut to tweet from space has passed an important social media milestone, as in he now shares his daily experiences with more than a million followers on the micro-blogging service.
The astronaut in question is NASA’s Mike Massimino, known as @Astro_Mike on Twitter.
Massimino flew in May this year, 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,” he added. (ANI)
Edgardo Yohannes