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This is a community-owned and community-managed wiki site for NASA and other space-related Socials/Tweetups.* If you are unfamiliar with what a NASA or space tweetup is, the Wikipedia page (separate site) is a great starting place. This wiki's purpose is to help curate the experience of attending a tweetup—the participants, blog posts, images, and video related to such an event. The site's goal is to serve as a centralized resource for the community. It is easy to edit and contribute to this wiki. You can simply log in with your Twitter account (using OAuth)—all Twitter users already have access!
The official twitter account for this site is @TweetupSpace

- About Us - Why are we here?
- How to Edit & How to use this site for your tweetup - We encourage you to jump right in and be bold! You don't need anyone's permission!
* NOTE: this is a community site and is not run or affiliated with NASA, any other space agency, or company. If you have more questions, please contact one of these folks.
Currently Open for Registration
@NASA_Landsat 
&
@USGSLandsat 
#NASASocial at USGS EROS Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (May 30, 2013)


On May 30, 2013, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (#LDCM) will officially start its lifelong mission as Landsat 8. The next Landsat satellite will then begin to systematically acquire images of Earth, extending Landsat’s four-decade record of our planet.
We are inviting 30 of our social media followers to join us for a ceremony at the USGS EROS Center in Sioux Falls, SD, that will formally acknowledge the transfer of responsibility of Landsat 8 from @NASA

@NASA_Landsat

@USGS

@USGSLandsat

From May 30, the U.S. Geological Survey ( @USGS

Through close collaboration between NASA and the USGS, the Landsat program supplies data that show the impact of human society on the planet, a perspective that is more crucial than ever as our global population surpasses seven billion people. Over time, Landsat data has led to an improved understanding of human health, biodiversity, energy and water management, urban planning, disaster recovery, and agriculture monitoring.
USGS-NASA Social participants will have the opportunity to: hear first-hand accounts by the Landsat Mission science and engineering teams; get a behind-the-scenes tour of the USGS EROS Center including: the Landsat Ground Systems, the Film and Digital Archive, the Landsat Data Reception Antenna (RayDome); be part of the LDCM to Landsat 8 Transition Ceremony, to include Dr. Frank Kelly, USGS EROS Center Director; Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator (invited); Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior; Suzette Kimball, Acting USGS Director; South Dakota Elected Officials; Dr. Tom Loveland, USGS LDCM Project Scientist; and Dr. Jim Irons, NASA/GSFC LDCM Project Scientist; attend evening reception hosted by Forward Sioux Falls and Friends of Landsat; meet fellow space enthusiasts who are active on social media; meet members of @NASA

@USGS

- Registration opened at noon EDT on April 26 and closes at noon on May 10.
- Information & FAQ
What's Next?
@ISS_Research 
#ISS #NASASocial at Johnson Space Center/
@NASA_Johnson 
in Houston, Texas (May 22, 2013)


@NASA

@NASA_Johnson

@NASASocial

This offline visit to Johnson Space Center by our online social media followers will provide participants a behind-the-scenes look at the orbiting laboratory some 240 miles above Earth. The space station is the gateway to the rest of the universe, enabling important discoveries that benefit humanity and vastly increase our understanding of how humans can safely work, live and thrive in space for long periods.
NASA Social participants will have the opportunity to: Speak with science researchers whose work is enabled by the International Space Station; ask questions of the space station program manager and the associate program scientist during a press conference about the upcoming Expedition 36 mission to the International Space Station; tour unique facilities, including: the Robonaut Laboratory, the Mission Control Center, the Astronaut Exercise Equipment Training Facility; learn about: current scientific experiments underway aboard the space station and new experiments planned to launch in the future, commercial and educational research opportunities enabled by the station's microgravity environment, how researchers study the effects of a weightless environment on the human body to help protect astronauts for long-duration spaceflight missions in the future
How the space station is being used to test groundbreaking, new technologies that will help astronauts safely reach new deep space destinations, including an asteroid and eventually Mars; meet fellow space enthusiasts who are active on social media and members of NASA’s social media team ( @NASASocial

- Information & FAQ (Registration is now closed.)
- Facebook Group for Attendees
Upcoming Tweetups/Socials
Updates coming soon.
Rumor Mill: Possible Future Tweetups/Meetups
- No active rumors or announcements at this time.
What Just Happened?
@HolocaustMuseum 
#ushmm20 DC National Tribute Tweetup at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. (April 29, 2013)

Join Us Behind the Scenes at our 20th Anniversary National Tribute -- On Monday, April 29, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum marks its 20th anniversary with a day-long National Tribute to Holocaust survivors and World War II veterans. In addition to our honored guests, family, and friends of the Museum, we will invite five of our social media followers to attend a behind-the-scenes Tribute Tweetup and take part in the day’s activities, including addresses from President Bill Clinton and Museum Founding Chairman Elie Wiesel, programs led by Museum staff members, and a tour of the Museum’s newest exhibition, Some Were Neighbors: Collaboration and Complicity in the Holocaust.
- Information & FAQ (Registration is now closed.)
#moonbuggy
@NASASocial 
at Marshall Space Flight Center/
@RocketCenterUSA 
in Huntsville, Alabama (April 25-27, 2013)


@NASA

@RocketCenterUSA

@NASASocial

In the Great Moonbuggy Race, high school and college students work in teams of six. They design a two-person "moonbuggy" that tries to achieve the fastest vehicle assembly and race times on a grueling course.
As NASA looks to the future with missions to have humans visit an asteroid and eventually Mars, it is crucial to inspire and actively work to cultivate the next generation of innovators and problem solvers. The Great Moonbuggy Race is just one of NASA's programs that seeks to equip students with the skills needed to help NASA with these missions of the future.
NASA Social participants will have the opportunity to: Attend the moonbuggy races and observe teams compete for top prizes; Be embedded with individual teams to cover their trials and tribulations on the race course, along with what it took to design and race a custom built lunar rover; Experience the future of NASA's human spaceflight missions on a guided tour of the Marshall Space Flight Center. During the tour, participants will: Be immersed in the daily activities aboard the International Space Station; Visit the extensive facilities at Marshall that enable engineers and technicians to test hardware on the ground before launching it to space; Have an opportunity to speak with Marshall project managers from several programs and projects including the Space Launch System and meet the talented people who work on them
Take part in a guided tour of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, including participation in several hands-on activities usually reserved for those participating in Space Camp ( @SpaceCampUSA

- Information & FAQ (Registration is now closed.)
- Facebook Group for Attendees
#NASASocial Media Credentials for
@OrbitalSciences 
Antares Launch from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia (April 14-16, 2013)

@NASA

@NASASocial

@NASA

@OrbitalSciences

- Information & FAQ (Registration is now closed.)
#NASASocial for the #GPM
@NASA_Rain 
Mission at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland (April 12, 2013)

Join 60 of NASA's social media followers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to learn about the many missions and partnerships between @NASA

@JAXA_en

Held on the Friday before a weekend of events at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., the day-long NASA Goddard event is designed to be a celebration of the many successful and ongoing missions between NASA and JAXA. NASA Social participants and their friends and families may also want to attend the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade the day after the NASA Social on Saturday, April 13, and visit the JAXA booth at the annual Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival.
A highlight of this @NASASocial

NASA Social participants will have the opportunity to: Speak with JAXA and NASA scientists whose work is at the cutting edge of understanding rain and snow from space; Learn more about research on why plants like Washington's famous cherry blossom trees are blossoming earlier; Hear how engineers at Goddard and JAXA overcame the challenge of building, shipping, and testing the GPM satellite instruments that were built in two different countries and successfully withstood two natural disasters; Discuss the latest science discovered about our sun as studied by the NASA/JAXA Hinode mission and spacecraft, launched in 2006; Tour unique facilities, including: The world's largest clean room; Goddard's 'Chamber of Horrors' where satellites are tested to withstand the rigors of spaceflight and view the GPM Core satellite as it's being tested; The 'robot arm room' where NASA's Robotic Refueling Mission facility recently constructed and successfully deployed a refueling demonstration on the International Space Station; The construction and integration of a Japanese instrument as part of NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission, where four identical spacecraft will orbit Earth making three-dimensional measurements of its magnetosphere; The Astrobiology Laboratory where scientists search for signs of life beyond Earth; Construction of the James Webb Space Telescope – the most powerful space telescope ever built and will provide images of the first galaxies ever formed and explore planets around distant stars; Meet fellow space enthusiasts who are active on social media; Meet members of NASA’s social media team
- Information & FAQ (Registration is now closed.)
- Facebook Group for Attendees
@SpaceUpSanDiego 
2013 #SpaceUp Unconference at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland (March 23-24, 2013)

SpaceUp San Diego ( @SpaceUpSanDiego

@Spacevidcast

United Launch Alliance ( @ulalaunch

The TweetUp will include tours of selected ULA and 45th Space Wing ( @45thSpaceWing

SBIRS is a consolidated system intended to meet United States infrared space surveillance needs for decades to come. The SBIRS program addresses critical warfighter needs in the areas of missile warning, missile defense and battlespace characterization.
- Facebook Event for the Tweetup
- Official Twitter List of Attendees curated by
@ulalaunch

#ISS #NASASocial at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas (March 19, 2013)
@NASA

@NASASocial

This visit to JSC by our online social media followers will provide participants a behind-the-scenes look at the orbiting laboratory some 240 miles above Earth. The space station is the gateway to the rest of the universe, enabling important discoveries that benefit humanity and vastly increase our understanding of how humans can safely work, live and thrive in space for long periods.
NASA Social participants will have the opportunity to: Speak with science researchers whose work is enabled by the International Space Station; Ask questions of NASA Astronaut Karen Nyberg, European Space Agency Astronaut Luca Parmitano and Russian Cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin during a March 19 press conference about their upcoming Expedition 36 to the International Space Station; Tour unique facilities, including: the Robonaut Laboratory, the Mission Control, the Exercise Equipment Training Facility; Learn about: Current scientific experiments underway aboard the space station and new experiments planned to launch in the future, Commercial and educational research opportunities enabled by the station's microgravity environment, How researchers study the effects of a weightless environment on the human body to help protect astronauts for long-duration spaceflight missions in the future, How the space station is being used to test groundbreaking, new technologies that will help astronauts safely reach new deep space destinations, including an asteroid and eventually Mars; Meet fellow space enthusiasts who are active on social media; Meet members of NASA’s social media team.
- Information & FAQ (Registration is now closed.)
- Facebook Group for Attendees
- Official Twitter List of Attendees curated by
@NASASocial

- Flickr Group for the Social
- JSCISS2013 List of Speakers
#NASASocial at South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive in Austin, Texas (March 10, 2013)
@NASA

@SXSW

Participants will get special one-day access to NASA’s SXSW interactive panels and hear from and meet NASA scientists, engineers, astronauts, managers and the folks behind the agency’s social media efforts.
NASA Social participants will have the opportunity to: Take part on Sunday, March 10, in one of the most energetic, inspiring and creative events of the year; Learn about NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the most ambitious telescope ever constructed. Hubble’s tennis court-sized successor will be 100 times more powerful and orbit far beyond Earth’s Moon, where it will beam back images of the universe’s first galaxies as well as celestial objects hidden by clouds of cosmic dust; View the full-sized Webb telescope model outdoors, and then get an in-depth look at the perplexing questions the telescope is designed to answer: How did the universe form? Is our solar system unique? Are we alone in the cosmos?
Visit the NASA Experience Tent, filled with displays, videos, multimedia products and hands-on activities. As part of the NASA tent, Microsoft Research will be running their World Wide Telescope on a 10’x20’ visualization wall that lets users fly through the universe and explore planets, stars, etc.; Join Astronaut Ron Garan ( @Astro_Ron

@MarsCuriosity

For more information about the SXSW Interactive Festival, visit: http://sxsw.com/interactive
- NASASXSW List of Participants (Registration is now closed.)
- NASASXSW List of Speakers
- NASASXSW Media - links to interviews and articles by the press about the social and the participants
- NASASXSW Personal Accounts - links to blogs, photos, and videos from the social's participants
- NASASXSW References - materials to track the launch & social
@NASA

@SpaceX

A maximum of 50 social media users will be selected to attend the event and will be given the same access as news media in an effort to align the experience of social media representatives with those of traditional media.
NASA Social participants will have the opportunity to: View the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket; Meet and interact with representatives from @NASA

@SpaceX

- SpaceXCRS2 List of Participants (Registration is now closed.)
- SpaceXCRS2 List of Speakers
- SpaceXCRS2 Media - links to interviews and articles by the press about the social and the participants
- SpaceXCRS2 Personal Accounts - links to blogs, photos, and videos from the social's participants
- SpaceXCRS2 References - materials to track the launch & social
Talk with
@NASA_Astronauts 
/
@ISS_Research 
#NASASocial at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. (February 20, 2013)


150 of @NASA

The day-long event will take place in two parts, with the morning at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW in Washington. A portion of the morning will be broadcast on NASA TV from 10:00 a.m. to noon EST.
In the afternoon, NASA has partnered with the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum ( @airandspace

Participants will have the opportunity to: Engage in a live chat with NASA astronauts Kevin Ford and Tom Marshburn ( @AstroMarshburn

@Cmdr_Hadfield

@Astro_Pettit

- ISSResearch List of Participants (Registration is now closed.)
- ISSResearch List of Speakers
- ISSResearch Media - links to interviews and articles by the press about the social and the participants
- ISSResearch Personal Accounts - links to blogs, photos, and videos from the social's participants
- ISSResearch References - materials to track the launch & social
@amhistorymuseum 
Behind the Scenes #SITweetup at National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. (February 19, 2013)

Did you know that there is only enough space to exhibit 2 percent of the Smithsonian’s collection at any given time? Come behind the scenes of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History for a Tweetup where you will meet the curators of some of the more unusual stuff you’re unlikely to see during a normal visit.
- Information & FAQ (Registration is now closed.)
@WhiteHouse 
State of the Union #SOTU Social at The White House in Washington, D.C. (February 12, 2013)

Watch President Obama’s State of the Union Address on Tuesday, February 12th live from The White House, and then participate in a panel discussion with Administration officials about the vision and policies presented during the speech.
- Information & FAQ - Registration is now closed.
@NASA_Landsat 
#Landsat #NASASocial at Vandenberg AFB in Lompoc, California

@NASA

Landsat satellites provide the longest continuous global record of the Earth's surface – ever. The first Landsat satellite launched from Vandenberg in 1972 and now what will become the eighth satellite in the Landsat series is scheduled to also launch from Vandenberg. This satellite, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), continues Landsat's critical role in monitoring, understanding and managing our resources of food, water and forests.
A collaboration between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Landsat program provides data that shows the impact of human society on the planet - a crucial measure as our population surpasses seven billion people. Landsat data has, over time, led to the improvement of human and biodiversity health, energy and water management, urban planning, disaster recovery and agriculture monitoring, all resulting in incalculable benefits to the U.S. and world economy.
LDCM will join the aging Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 satellites in orbit to produce stunning images of Earth’s surface along with a wealth of scientific data.
@NASASocial

- LDCMSocial List of Participants (Registration is now closed.)
- Facebook Group for Attendees
- Not selected for the social, but planning a #RogueTweetup? #RogueTweetup Facebook Group
- Facebook Group for Attendees
- LDCMSocial List of Speakers
- LDCMSocial Media - links to interviews and articles by the press about the social and the participants
- LDCMSocial Personal Accounts - links to blogs, photos, and videos from the social's participants
- LDCMSocial References - materials to track the launch & social
#AuroraTweetup in Northern Finland (7-10 February 2013)
Tweetup under the Northern Lights. Check out the tweetup's website and register now for a unique opportunity to spend 4 days under the Northern Lights, 250 km north of the Arctic Circle. A maximum of 20 participants will be selected.
- Information & FAQ (Registration is now closed.)
- Facebook Group for Attendees
- Flickr Group
#BHSpace
@USChamber 
Business Horizon Series: Free Enterprise & The Final Frontier in Washington, D.C. (February 11, 2013)

Calling all DC-based Space fans! We are having an awesome event all about commercial space featuring guest speakers from SpaceX, the Space Foundation, Space Florida, Virgin Galactic, etc.! In other words, this will be awesome!
@csa_asc 
#CSATweetup in John H. Chapman Space Centre, Quebec
(February 7, 2013)

Determined to share his experience aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Chris Hadfield ( @Cmdr_Hadfield

To support Chris Hadfield's efforts on social media, the CSA is organising a special event and opening its doors to a limited number of tweeps (50) following Chris Hadfield or the CSA's Twitter accounts.
- CSATweetup Chris Hadfield List of Participants (Registration is now closed.)
- CSATweetup Chris Hadfield List of Speakers
- CSATweetup Chris Hadfield Media - links to interviews and articles by the press about the tweetup and the participants
- CSATweetup Chris Hadfield Personal Accounts - links to blogs, photos, and videos from the tweetup's participants
- CSATweetup Chris Hadfield References - materials to track the tweet up
Past Tweetups
Resources for Tweeps
NASATweetup / NASASocial Alumni Groups
...on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+ to help alumni connect and communicate.
| Space Tweep Society | ![]() | A group of space enthusiasts (#SpaceTweeps) on Twitter from a variety of backgrounds. Our ranks include NASA and other space program employees, astronomers, journalists, astrophysicists, scientists, educators, and space geeks. Our mission is to promote enthusiasm for all things space and to unite those inside the space industry with those who are outside looking in. There's even a Book Club you can join! :) |
| SpaceUp | ![]() | A space unconference, where participants decide the topics, schedule, and structure of the event. Unconferences have been held about technology, science, transit, and even cupcakes, but this is the first one focused on space exploration. So far, SpaceUp events have been held Washington, D.C., Houston, San Diego, and Los Angeles. |
| Yuri's Night | ![]() | An annual worldwide party to celebrate Yuri Gagarin's first flight into space--as well as to promote space exploration. |
| #endlessBBQ | ![]() | A recurring Space Tweep gathering centered around rocket launches and other space awesomeness. |
| Spacevidcast | ![]() | A weekly, live web broadcast show all about space and exploration. Its typically Thursday nights at 10PM EST/7PM CST, but starting August 2011 for at least 2 months, the show will be taking a hiatus. Outside of their weekly live show, the main site broadcasts NASA HD TV live. |
| Commercial Space | ![]() | Exists to share information about #newspace - the commercial space market. |
| SpaceTweetup Wiki | ![]() | A wiki for European Space Tweetups (ESA/DLR tweetup at EAC, ESA tweetup at ESTEC, SpaceKoelsch 1 and 2) |
| See all of NASA's social media efforts. |
Tools
- Submit a favorite tweet, image, etc. from event
- Video feeds dashboard
- Tools and apps available to help people share their stories (i.e. Tweetdeck, twitter apps for mobile, etc.)
Projects
- Spacepoints related pages: Mission Data & Whuffie (Karma)
- Aggregation: http://NASATweetUp.info
- LaunchWatch.org
Guides
These pages contain resources and HOWTO's for those
attending a NASA tweetup. Feel free to add your own.
- What to pack/bring to a tweetup
- How to take a great picture/video of a launch
- Tools and apps available to help people share their stories i.e. Tweetdeck, twitter apps for mobile, etc.
- Photo and Video Sharing Places online where you can share your tweetup pics and videos
- Tips for Tweetups & Social Media for your organization or group
- Shared Housing - Details on renting shared housing, specifically for launch tweetups, and some of the places that have been rented in the past
- Shared Snacks - KSC Launch Tweetups suggest bringing water and snacks. Here's what works for sharing the load
- Geocaches - List of geocaches left behind by previous tweetups
IRC (Chat Room)
- Join via browser: http://chat.symmetricity.net/nasatweetup
- Or connect to the IRC Channel with your own IRC client!






