Stephanie L. Schierholz
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-4997
stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov
Veronica McGregor
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-354-9452
veronica.c.mcgregor@jpl.nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-131
NASA WILL HOST 150 PEOPLE FOR TWEETUP AT LAUNCH OF JUPITER-BOUND MISSION
WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a two-day launch Tweetup for 150 of its
Twitter followers on Aug. 4 - 5 at the agency's Kennedy Space Center
in Florida. The Tweetup is expected to culminate in the launch of the
Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft aboard an Atlas V rocket.
The launch window opens at 11:39 a.m. EDT on Aug. 5. The spacecraft is
expected to arrive at Jupiter in 2016. The mission will investigate
the gas giant's origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere.
Juno's color camera will provide close-up images of Jupiter,
including the first detailed glimpse of the planet's poles.
The Tweetup will provide @NASA Twitter followers with the opportunity
to tour the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex; speak with
scientists and engineers from the Juno and other upcoming missions;
and, if all goes as scheduled, view the spacecraft launch. The event
also will provide participants the opportunity to meet fellow tweeps
and members of NASA's social media team.
Juno is the second of four space missions launching this year, making
2011 one of the busiest ever in planetary exploration. Aquarius was
launched June 10 to study ocean salinity; Grail will launch Sept. 8
to study the moon's gravity field; and the Mars Science
Laboratory/Curiosity rover heads to the Red Planet no earlier than
Nov. 25.
Tweetup registration opens at 3 p.m. on Friday, June 24, and closes at
3 p.m. on Monday, June 27. NASA will randomly select 150 participants
from online registrations. For more information about the Tweetup and
registration, visit:
For information about connecting and collaborating with NASA, visit:
Juno's principal investigator is Scott Bolton of the Southwest
Research Institute in San Antonio. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
in Pasadena, Calif., manages the mission.
For more information, visit:
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