Astronauts Finally Get Internet Access in Space
source: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=9634936
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In a high-tech first — really, really high — astronauts in space finally have Internet access.
Space station resident Timothy Creamer has been working with flight controllers to establish Internet access from his orbital post ever since he moved in last month. On Friday, his effort paid off. He posted the first live tweet truly from space. "Hello Twitterverse!" he wrote. Before, astronauts had to send Twitter updates by e-mail to Mission Control in Houston. Then controllers posted the tweets.
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CalPal
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You know, its great that astronauts can directly communicate with people via twitter and msn and such, but really, let's not kid ourselves: they're probably going to use it extensively for porn.
After all,
it's lonely out in space, on such a timeless flight... - 2 years ago
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CalPal
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Nephwrack
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lol now they can be just as bored as we are!
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Nephwrack
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TheTops
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So they had E-Mail, but not twitter? That's so 2000's, lol. I wish they would focus more on colonization than on tweeting, it's getting a bit crowded down here.
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TheTops
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Juas
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Ah. Now its only a matter of time before they install WoW and send someone to mars...
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Juas
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Drach
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Pretty cool. Now can we talk about colonization of other planets?
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Drach
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artemis6
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I didn't know they were without ! Poor people .
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artemis6
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pjacobs51
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Will they get cut off every time they fly over China?
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pjacobs51
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remanns
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( Their social lives were hurtin'! )
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remanns
