@derlum, @therealdjflux, and @SpaceKate really want to hitch a ride on Space Shuttle Discovery's final ride to space. Taken as the astronauts were riding to the launch pad.

Shake & Break facility

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Caught a shot with Bill (on the right) who worked at Wallops on the Scout program in the 60s. He helped install the Scout missile on display at the National Air and Space Museum. Says he signed inside it!

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Water cutting

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He's asking Planetary Society members to raise their hands.

I met a bunch of astronauts on the trip. This is James Reilly who flew several Space Shuttle missions

The tweets with #NASATweetup in them from the Wednesday tweetup day broken down my time and popularity.

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This is a shuttle mock-up at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor's Complex.

Juno poster being gifted to NASA/JPL Tweetup staff in appreciation from the group.

From the flight down to Florida for a #NASATweetup

Lift-off of the space shuttle Atlantis. STS-129 is off to replenish the ISS.

This is probably the neatest thing I've ever photographed.

The RSS (Rotating Service Structure) had just been rolled back to reveal the orbiter Endeavour. The RSS is moved to prepare for the next mornings launch attempt.

Shake & Break facility

Aporkalypse on the screen.

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The data team is in Norway, so the mascot is a polar bear.

Fried chicken with peas and mixed veggies.

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All badges for the NASA Tweetup.

The tweeps were all aflutter. I felt bad for the person speaking when Bill Nye arrived; no one paid much attention.