NASA Invites 80 Social Media Followers to Next Landsat Launch

Oct. 25, 2012

John Yembrick/Jason Townsend
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1584/202-358-0359
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NASA INVITES 80 SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS TO NEXT LANDSAT LAUNCH

WASHINGTON -- NASA will invite 80 of the agency's social media
followers to a two-day NASA Social Feb. 10-11, 2013, at Vandenberg
Air Force Base in Lompoc, Calif., for the launch of the Landsat Data
Continuity Mission.

NASA Socials are in-person meetings with people who engage with the
agency through Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and other social networks.
The event is expected to culminate in the launch of the Landsat
spacecraft no earlier than Feb. 11 aboard a United Launch Alliance
Atlas V rocket.

Registration for the NASA Social opens at noon Wednesday, Dec. 12, and
closes at noon Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Eighty participants will be
selected from online registrations. Because space is limited, those
selected to attend may not bring a guest. Each participant must be
age 18 or older.

Participants will have unique behind the scenes experiences, which
they are encouraged to share with others through their favorite
social networks. Guests will view the launch, tour facilities at
Vandenberg, speak with representatives from Landsat science and
engineering teams, view the launch pad, and meet fellow space
enthusiasts who are active on social media and members of NASA's
social media team.

Landsat satellites have provided the longest continuous global record
of Earth's surface. The first Landsat satellite launched from
Vandenberg in 1972, as will this mission, the eighth in the series.
This satellite, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission, continues
Landsat's critical role in monitoring, understanding and managing our
resources of food, water and forests.

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 hashtags #NASASocial and #Landsat.

For information about connecting and collaborating with NASA, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/connect

For information about NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/landsat


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