NASA Hosts Its First Google+ Hangout Connecting with Space Station

Feb. 7, 2013

John Yembrick/Jason Townsend
Headquarters, Washington
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RELEASE: 13-042

NASA HOSTS ITS FIRST GOOGLE+ HANGOUT CONNECTING WITH SPACE STATION

WASHINGTON -- NASA will host its first Google+ Hangout live with the
International Space Station from 11 a.m. to noon EST, Friday, Feb.
22. This event will connect NASA's social media followers with
astronauts on the ground and living and working aboard the laboratory
orbiting 240 miles above Earth.

Google+ Hangouts allow as many as 10 people to chat face-to-face,
while thousands more can tune in to watch the conversation live on
Google+ or YouTube.

NASA's social media followers may submit video questions prior to the
Hangout. During the event, several video questions will be selected
and answered by the station crew and astronauts on the ground. Unique
and original questions are more likely to be selected. Additionally,
NASA also will take real-time questions submitted by fans on Google+,
Twitter and Facebook.

The deadline to submit video questions is Feb. 12. To be considered,
video clips must be no longer than 30 seconds and must be uploaded to
YouTube and tagged with #askAstro. Submitters should introduce
themselves and mention their location before asking their question.

Also use #askAstro to ask real-time questions on Google+, YouTube or
Twitter during the event. On the morning of the event, NASA will open
a thread on its Facebook page where questions may be posted.

The hangout can be viewed live on NASA's Google+ page or on the NASA
Television YouTube channel. To join the hangout, and for updates and
opportunities to participate in upcoming hangouts, visit the NASA's
Google+ page at:

http://www.google.com/+NASA

Astronauts Kevin Ford and Tom Marshburn of NASA and Chris Hadfield of
the Canadian Space Agency will answer questions and provide insights
about life aboard the station. Crews conduct a variety of science
experiments and perform station maintenance during their six-month
stay on the outpost. Their life aboard the station in
near-weightlessness requires different approaches to everyday
activities such as eating, sleeping and exercising.

For information about the space station, research in low-Earth orbit,
NASA's commercial space programs and the future of American
spaceflight, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/exploration

To follow Marshburn and Hadfield on Twitter, visit:

http://www.twitter.com/AstroMarshburn

and

http://www.twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield


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