Oct 6, 2011

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

Amy Johnson / Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton Roads, Va 757-864-7022 / 757-864-9886 amy johnson@nasa gov / kathy barnstorff@nasa gov
RELEASE: 11-340

NASA INVITES TWITTER FANS TO A TWEETUP AT LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER

WASHINGTON -- NASA is inviting its Twitter followers to register for a Tweetup and behind-the-scenes tour of the agency's first laboratory, NASA's Langley Research Center NASA will host 50 social media guests from 10 a m to 4 p m EDT on Tuesday, Nov 8, at the Hampton, Va , facility

The Tweetup will give participants the chance to have lunch with an astronaut, interact with NASA experts, and tour a wind tunnel, lunar habitat concept and the historic Landing and Impact Research Facility, where Neil Armstrong trained to land on the moon

Established in 1917, Langley's current role at NASA includes aviation, science and space research Langley researchers are testing space capsules for water landings, developing technologies to make aircraft faster, quieter, safer and greener, and studying Earth's atmosphere to understand global climate change

Because NASA Langley is a government facility with restricted access, the Tweetup is open only to U S citizens Registration opens at 10 a m on Tuesday, Oct 11, and closes at 5 p m on Thursday, Oct 13 NASA will randomly select 50 participants from online registrants

For more information about the Tweetup and to register, visit:

http://www nasa gov/tweetup

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

http://www nasa gov/langley

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