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NASA To Hold Tweetup For Next Shuttle Launch

NASA said today it will give 150 of its Twitter followers an inside look at its space program and the chance to view a space shuttle launch in person. The third shuttle launch Tweetup, scheduled for October 31 through November 1, will take place at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Court Ruling Raises Fair Use Questions Around DRM

Elecronista reports that a new court ruling could set a legal precedent to allow the bypassing of DRM for fair use purposes. "The decision could impact the media industry as it may allow breaking DRM for music, movies and other formats as long as the material isn't pirated," says Electronista.

Rackspace Teams Up with NASA on Open Source Cloud Project

Rackspace and NASA are collaborating on an open source cloud platform aimed at "fostering the emergence of standards and cloud interoperability." The platform is called OpenStack. Rackspace is donating the code that powers its Cloud Files and Cloud Servers products, and NASA is contributing its Nebula Cloud Platform. From there, the two will actively collaborate on joint technology development.

Bing Takes Users to Mars

Microsoft has added Mars imagery to Bing Maps and to its WorldWide Telescope project. The imagery comes straight from NASA itself.

NASA Invites Its Twitter Followers To Tweetup

NASA is inviting its Twitter followers to a special Tweetup with astronaut T.J. Creamer at 3 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 29. The event will take place in the James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW, Washington. While in space, Creamer set up the International Space Station's live Internet connection. He posted updates about the mission to his Twitter account and sent the first live tweet from the orbiting outpost.

NASA Launches Free Online Moon Game

NASA has released a new free online video game called Moonbase Alpha. Moonbase Alpha has single and multiplayer options that allow users to play the role of an exploration team member in a futuristic 3-D lunar settlement.  Players must work to repair systems and oxygen flow after a meteor strike damages a solar array and life support equipment.  Resoruces include an interactive command center, a lunar rover, mobile robotic repair units and an equipment shed.  

NASA Adds New Features To Its Website

NASA has introduced new features to its NASA.gov website in an effort to offer better navigation and make it easier for users share information on Facebook and Twitter.     The new features on NASA.gov include: *We added images to the 'What are people interested in?' box on the homepage.    

NASA Will Fly Your Face In Space

NASA is inviting people to send photos of their faces into orbit aboard one of the final remaining space shuttle missions. Visitors to the "Face in Space" website can upload their picture to fly with the astronauts aboard shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission or Endeavour's STS-134 mission. Participants will receive a special certificates from the Face in Space website once the mission is over.

NASA To Hold Tweetup At The World Science Festival

NASA and the World Science Festival said today they are inviting Twitter followers to a behind-the-scenes Tweetup at 2 p.m. EDT on Saturday, June 5, in New York City. The event will bring together 100 Twitter users with some of the world's brightest scientific minds.

NASA Invites Twitter Followers To Space Center In Houston

NASA is offering its Twitter followers a chance to personally get an up close look of a space shuttle mission at the agency's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston. NASA is hosting a Tweetup on Wednesday, May 19 during Atlantis' STS-132 mission to the International Space Station. Atlantis will launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, May 14 at 1:20 p.m. CST.