Astronauts get Internet access in space
Well we got internet up in the space!!!
Friday 22 jan 2010 : It was reported that the resident scientists of international space station can access internet. Since Timothy Craemer moved in last month he had been working with flight controllers to establish Internet access from his orbital post. On Friday, his effort paid off. He posted the first live Twitter post truly from space.
Here is the first space tweet...
"Hello Twitterverse!" he wrote. "We r now LIVE tweeting from the International Space Station -- the 1st live tweet from Space! :) More soon, send your ?s"
Before Friday jan 22 Astronauts had to send email to the flight control base at Houston, then that was posted on twitter. Now any one from the control base can directly connect with the astronauts with their laptops or desktops.
NASA spokesman Kelly Humphries said :
"Long-duration astronauts, they commit to spending months away from family and friends. It's a pretty unique state of isolation, We expect this to enhance morale and productivity."
Now its pretty easy for these astronauts to get in touch with their families even when they isolated in outer space for months.
Creamer is one month into a five-month mission. He is sharing the space station with another American, one Japanese and two Russians. Another step into the history of Space.
Source Reuters