A group of 150 lucky people who follow NASA out of more than 600,000 who people on Twitter are headed to the Kennedy Space Center for two days of activities.
Out of that huge number of followers 2,700 people signed up online immediately to this "Tweetup" program as it's known. Wednesday is the scheduled time for the shuttle launch so, in advance, on Monday all the randomly selected 150 participants will get a tour for free. This also includes the front row seats for the Discovery’s liftoff as well.
Krissy Guttendorf, a resident of West Melbourne claims she has watched plenty of shuttle launches over the years, but all from a distance. This time she'll be about three miles from the launchpad, which she says is "unbelievable."
NASA states that it aims to hold other such Tweetups in the future as well.
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