Lessons in Stellar Tweeting from Astro_Mike

For the past two months thousands of people have been following Astro_Mike on Twitter.  For the uninitiated, Astro_Mike is Mike Massimino, an astronaut on the Space Shuttle Atlantis conducting the Final Shuttle Mission to Hubble Space Telescope.

It has been an amazing journey following Astro_Mike on Twitter.  He has shared his preparation from working out, to time in the simulator, visits to the doctor, even his pre-launch meal with friends and family and his excitement the day before launch.

Enjoyed my last day on the planet for a couple of weeks with some study, practice, and last minute prep, but mostly trying to relax

Once in space, Astro_Mike keep feeding the world tidbits in 140 characters.  We learned about his excitement: (more…)