Social Media Savvy Astronaut to Host DC Tweetup

He was the first person to check-in from space. He’s posted pictures of the earth as seen from the International Space Station on his Twitter account. And with almost 100,000 followers, he’s the most popular astronaut on Twitter. NASA’s Doug Wheelock will be hosting an informal Tweetup in DC in the coming weeks to discuss his adventures in space and social media, and NASA wants you to come.

Doug Wheelock‘s Twitter account announced the first extraterrestrial Foursquare checkin on October 22, 2010, unlocking the NASA badge and winning him some “free astronaut ice cream”.

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