Expedition 22 Flight Engineer T.J. Creamer sends the first tweet from space. Credit: Twitter

Expedition 22 sends first Tweet from space

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station received a special software upgrade last week –
personal access to the Internet and the World Wide Web via the ultimate wireless connection.

Expedition 22 Flight Engineer T.J. Creamer, KC5WKI, made first use of the new system on Friday when he posted the first unassisted update to his Twitter account, @Astro_TJ, from the space station.

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