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Space Station Astronaut: 'Hello Twitterverse!'

NASA rigs space station computer to control earth-bound one

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 22, 2010 2:22 PM CST

(Newser) – The space station gained live internet access for the first time this morning, prompting one astronaut to send a historic message: “Hello Twitterverse! We r now LIVE tweeting from the International Space Station -- the 1st live tweet from Space! :) More soon, send... Read full story »

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