Sept 27, 2011

Stephanie L Schierholz Headquarters, Washington
202-358-4997 stephanie schierholz@nasa gov

Cathy Weselby Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif 650-604-4789 cathy weselby@nasa gov

RELEASE: 11-325

NASA ANNOUNCES CALIFORNIA TWEETUP TO TOUR AIRBORNE OBSERVATORY

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif -- NASA will host a Tweetup for 50 of its Twitter followers on Oct 14 at the agency's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif The Tweetup includes a tour of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft, which will visit Ames

SOFIA is a highly modified Boeing 747SP aircraft that carries a telescope with a 100-inch reflecting mirror to conduct astronomy research not possible with ground-based telescopes SOFIA is housed at NASA's Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif

In addition to climbing aboard SOFIA, the Tweetup guests will speak with NASA officials, managers and SOFIA scientists The Tweetup will include a session where participants can mingle with fellow Tweeps and the staff behind the tweets on @NASA, @NASAAmes and @SOFIATelescope

Tweetup registration opens at 7 a m PDT on Monday, Oct 3, and closes at 2 p m PDT on Tuesday, Oct 4 NASA will randomly select 50 participants from online registrations

For more information and rules about the Tweetup and registration, visit:

http://www nasa gov/tweetup

To follow NASA on Twitter, visit:

http://www twitter com/NASA

For more information about NASA's Ames Research Center, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ames

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