Aug 27, 2012

John Yembrick/Jason Townsend Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1584/202-358-0359 john yembrick@nasa gov / jason c townsend@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-163

NASA HOSTS SOCIAL MEDIA EVENT TO WELCOME ENDEAVOUR TO CALIFORNIA

WASHINGTON -- To welcome space shuttle Endeavour to Southern California, NASA is inviting 40 of its social media followers to a NASA Social Sept 19-20 at the agency's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base Parts of the social will be carried live on NASA Television and the agency's website

Endeavour is expected to land at Dryden on Sept 19 and depart Sept 20 for Los Angeles International Airport, where it will remain in a hangar until its transfer in October to a permanent home at the California Science Center

During the two-day event, people who engage with NASA through Twitter, Facebook and Google+ will have a rare opportunity to see the landing and departure of Endeavour as it rides piggyback on NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Participants also will speak with experts, tour shuttle support vehicles and other NASA aircraft, and interact with fellow NASA social media followers, space enthusiasts and members of NASA's social media team

The NASA Social registration opens at noon EDT, Tuesday, Aug 28, and closes at noon EDT, Thursday, Aug 30 Forty participants will be selected randomly from online registrations Because of space limitations, those selected to attend may not bring a guest Each participant must be a U S citizen age 18 or older

For more information on NASA Socials and to register, visit:

http://www nasa gov/social

To join and track the conversation online during the NASA Socials, follow the hashtag #NASASocial Use and reference the #OV105 hashtag to follow Endeavour's cross country journey

For NASA TV streaming video, schedules and downlink information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more about Dryden Flight Research Center, visit:

http://www nasa gov/dryden

For information about Endeavour's arrival at the California Science Center, visit:

http://www californiasciencecenter org

For information about connecting and collaborating with NASA, visit:

http://www nasa gov/connect

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