Daily Tech: "Interplanetary Internet" Means Tweets From Space

July 9, 2009

"Interplanetary Internet" will allow astronauts to tweet from outer space — Discover
Netflix has announced it will stream movies to Sony Bravia TVs. — Business Week
Best Buy and TiVo are teaming up. — NYT
Could social networking sites can reveal your social security number? — WSJ
BlackBerry's U2 commercial: Brought to us by Apple? — Gizmodo
"Death by Cell Phone" campaign launches in Florida. — Switched
Make your own charging pocket from a shampoo bottle. — Unplggd

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Mike Massimino (Mass; @Astro_Mike) sent multiple tweets from space during the STS-125 mission, and it was an incredible treat to follow and read his ruminations on being where few have gone before, seeing what few have gotten to see with their own eyes (and hopefully where many will get to go and see soon). Currently, Mark Polansky (@Astro_127) is in quarantine in preparation for a hopeful launch into orbit on Saturday for the STS-127 mission. Jose Hernandez (Astro_Jose) will be poised to be the first bi-lingual tweeter when he goes up in August for the STS-128 mission. Space Twittering indeed could be a great way to get people more involved and enthusiastic in endeavors outside of Earth. I can attest that I've watched more NASA-TV since the STS-125 mission. Hopefully space fever spreads throughout the world once again! The idea of interplanetary internet is a fun one, and I can't help but wonder if Richard Branson is already plotting his next peculiar endeavor.

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