VIDEO: NASA astronaut to tweet from space

Micro-blogging from the earth's orbit

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11 May 2009 9:19 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

NASA astronaut Mark Polansky is to keep in touch in orbit in a particularly web 2.0 way.

As well as via YouTube, Polansky is to use micro-blogging service Twitter to update interested parties on his progress.

Polansky is to answer questions about the mission to the international space station, that can be sent to his Twitter account (Astro_127) via YouTube.

Thanks to Matthew for the tip.
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