The remarkable two day tweetup is just one small part of NASA's social media strategy around today's big launch. There's the NASATweetup Twitter account, as well as their Twitter list of tweetup attendees that you can follow for real-time, first-hand accounts as the shuttle blasts off into space.
Of course, NASA is also using their Ustream channel to live stream the launch, which means you can watch it all go down from the comfort of your home or office. We've included a few different ways for you to watch the action. First is the Ustream embed with live coverage, and below that is the the embedded NASAtweetup Twitter List.
new TWTR.Widget({
version: 2,
type: 'list',
rpp: 30,
interval: 6000,
title: 'Live Tweeting Atlantis Launch',
subject: 'Kennedy Space Center',
width: 600,
height: 300,
theme: {
shell: {
background: '#96b0ff',
color: '#ffffff'
},
tweets: {
background: '#ffffff',
color: '#444444',
links: '#0d0f6b'
}
},
features: {
scrollbar: true,
loop: false,
live: true,
hashtags: true,
timestamp: true,
avatars: true,
behavior: 'all'
}
}).render().setList('nasatweetup', 'ksc-sts-129-tweetup').start();
Update: Earlier this morning I went on NBC San Diego's morning show to talk about the NASA Tweetup, and how it's part of their larger social media strategy to gain more exposure and support for space exploration. Video of the segment is also included below: