NASA Social Media Event to Celebrate the Final Journey of Shuttle Atlantis

Oct. 11, 2012

John Yembrick/Jason Townsend
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1584/202-358-0359
john.yembrick@nasa.gov / jason.c.townsend@nasa.gov

RELEASE: 12-358

NASA SOCIAL MEDIA EVENT TO CELEBRATE THE FINAL JOURNEY OF SHUTTLE ATLANTIS

WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will
invite 28 of their social media followers to a two-day NASA Social
Nov. 1-2 in Florida. The event will commemorate the move of space
shuttle Atlantis from Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building to its
final destination for permanent display at the center's visitor
complex. Parts of the social will be carried live on NASA Television
and the agency's website.

Atlantis will make the 10-mile rolling journey Nov. 2 atop a 76-wheel
flatbed vehicle called the Orbiter Transportation System. The move
will conclude at Atlantis' new permanent home, which is under
construction. The exhibit is set to open during the summer of 2013.

During the NASA Social, people who engage with NASA through Twitter,
Facebook and Google+ will have an opportunity for a special "hard hat
tour" of the new Atlantis exhibit building and to witness the arrival
of Atlantis at Space Florida's Exploration Park. Participants will
speak with experts from NASA's human spaceflight and commercial
programs, tour NASA facilities, see featured spaceflight hardware
from the past, present and future, and listen to presentations
honoring the Space Shuttle Program. Guests also will be able to
interact with fellow NASA social media followers, space enthusiasts
and members of NASA's social media team.

The NASA Social registration opens at noon EDT, Monday, Oct. 15, and
closes at noon EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 17. Twenty eight participants
will be selected randomly from online registrations. Because of
limited space, those selected to attend may not bring a guest. Each
participant must be a U.S. citizen age 18 or older.

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 hashtag #NASASocial. Use and reference the #Atlantis and
#SpotTheShuttle hashtags to follow Atlantis' journey.

For NASA TV streaming video, schedules and downlink information,
visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For information about Atlantis' arrival at Kennedy Space Center
Visitor Complex, visit:

http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com

For information about connecting and collaborating with NASA, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/connect


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