Jan 18, 2012

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

RELEASE: 12-022

NASA HOSTS DC TWEETUP WITH SPACE STATION ASTRONAUT RON GARAN

WASHINGTON -- NASA invites its Twitter followers to a special Tweetup with astronaut Ron Garan at 1:30 p m EST on Tuesday, Feb 14 The event will take place in the James E Webb Memorial Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St SW in Washington

Garan spent 164 days in space during the Expedition 27/28 mission to the International Space Station He and his crewmates launched April 4, 2011, and returned to Earth on Sept 15, 2011 Aboard the station, the crew worked on a variety of microgravity experiments and hosted two space shuttle missions, including the last shuttle to visit the station Garan also participated in the last space-shuttle-based spacewalk during the STS-135 mission

During his time in space, Garan shared his experiences and images he took of Earth from the station via his Twitter account and Fragile Oasis blog

A Tweetup is an informal meeting of people who use the social messaging medium Twitter This NASA Tweetup is an opportunity to meet and speak with Garan, the people behind NASA's Twitter account and other space-exploration-minded participants

Registration for the event is open to @NASA followers and their guests from 12 p m on Friday, Jan 20, until 12 p m on Tuesday, Jan 24 NASA will select 150 total participants by lottery from those who register online For more NASA Tweetup information and to sign up, visit:

http://www nasa gov/tweetup

Garan's Twitter account is:

http://www twitter com/Astro_Ron

Garan's biography is available at:

http://www jsc nasa gov/Bios/htmlbios/garan-rj html

To find all the ways to connect and collaborate with NASA, visit:

http://www nasa gov/connect

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