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Oh yes this is definitely a first. Made possible by NASA who gave space station astronauts direct access to the web. Called by NASA as the ultimate wireless connection. T J Creamer an astronaut working on the Space Station sent out this Tweet.Previously Astronauts had to send an e-mail back to earth before news could spread. Now the just access Twitter and make the best use of it
Hello Twitterverse! We r now LIVE tweeting from the International Space Station -- the 1st live tweet from Space! :) More soon, send your ?s
T J Creamer can be found at @Astro_TJ
Hello Twitterverse! We r now LIVE tweeting from the International Space Station -- the 1st live tweet from Space! :) More soon, send your ?s
T J Creamer can be found at @Astro_TJ
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