Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1979
michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov
Kirstin Brost Grantham
Space Exploration Technologies, Hawthorne, Calif.
202-649-2716
kirstin@spacex.com
RELEASE: 12-103
NASA, SPACEX ANNOUNCE NASA SOCIAL FOR FALCON 9 LAUNCH ATTEMPT
WASHINGTON -- NASA and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will
invite 50 of their social media followers to a two-day NASA Social
April 29-30 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The event is
expected to culminate in the launch of SpaceX's second Commercial
Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) demonstration flight. SpaceX's
Falcon 9 rocket is targeted to lift off at 12:22 p.m. EDT on April
30, in an attempt to become the first commercial company to send a
spacecraft to the International Space Station.
Registration opens at noon EDT Thursday, April 5, and closes at noon
Friday, April 6. Fifty participants will be selected from online
registrations.
For more information on NASA Social and to register, visit:
A NASA Social is an event for people who use NASA's social media
accounts. For this event, fans and followers on Twitter, Facebook and
Google+ are eligible to register. Participants will have unique
in-person experiences with SpaceX and NASA, which they are encouraged
to share with others through their favorite social network. Guests
will view the launch, tour NASA facilities at Kennedy, speak with
representatives from both organizations, view the SpaceX launch pad,
meet fellow space enthusiasts who are active on social media, and
meet members of SpaceX and NASA's social media teams.
SpaceX will launch its Dragon spacecraft atop its Falcon 9 launch
vehicle to test and prove its systems for a rendezvous with the space
station. The flight's objectives include a fly-under of the station
to validate operation of sensors and flight systems necessary for a
safe rendezvous, berthing to the station and returning the Dragon
spacecraft to Earth.
Because portions of this event may take place in restricted areas,
registration is limited to U.S. citizens.
Since 2006, NASA's COTS program has invested financial and technical
resources to stimulate private sector efforts to develop and
demonstrate safe, reliable and cost-effective space transportation
capabilities. In a multi-phase strategy, the program spurs the
innovation and development of new spacecraft and launch vehicles from
commercial industry to create a new system of delivering cargo to
low-Earth orbit and the space station.
For more information about COTS, visit:
To find all the ways to connect and collaborate with NASA, visit:
To follow SpaceX on Twitter, visit:
For more information about the International Space Station, visit:
For more information about SpaceX or the Dragon spacecraft, visit:
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