Atlantis on the launch pad.

Built for a NASATweetup

T-Plus 92 seconds.

19 miles up, 20 miles down range from KSC.

Atlantis lifts off from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A for STS-135

Update:

Slow motion video here: www.vimeo.com/7664697

Blog posts here: www.stuartgleave.com/blog/?tag=nasatweetup

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ACES Suit

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The astronauts drive by a cheering crowd of

Discovery situated in a bay at NASA's VAB.

Poster design for the NASA Juno Tweetup. Layout by @JPMajor, printed at FedEx Office.

The first Space Shuttle pilot, Bob Crippen, speaks to the NASA Tweetup while the last crew of the Space Shutte, of STS-135, gets strapped in and ready to launch.

ACES Suit

ACES Suit

Part of the Robonaut 2 demo, showing how close interactions that would be dangerous with typical robotic systems are much safer with R2. The key: lots of sensors, variable tension in every joint, and most behaviour based on scripts derived from algorithmic "primitives" rather than straight remote control or replay.

Day One #NASATweetup, see our Tweetup page for complete coverage exm.nr/i2hnLY

Tweetup badge with bonus red lanyard for Hot Bus 3, KSC LSP bookmark collection, KSC visitor map, Tweetup agenda, anaglyph 3D viewer, Juno press folder, Juno sticker, Juno pin, Juno iron-on (?) badge, Juno / Atlas V brochure booklet, Juno info card, NASA Eyes info card, Juno bookmark, NASA Discovery Program bookmark, NASA LSP pin, JPL Sociable Science sticker and business card, NASA New Frontiers Program sticker, JPL Solar System Exploration press folder. Not shown: ISS 2011 Calendar, which is already hanging on the wall.

"My other vehicle is orbiting Mercury." Not shown: FSM sticker on other side.

GRAIL launch Tweetup participants pose for a group photograph Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Downloaded from NASA HQ Photo.

"We make rockets here."

Came free with a subscription to Air and Space Magazine. Grande beverage cup provided for scale. Note NASA Tweetup badge in background.

First Shuttle astronaut, Bob Crippen, talks to NASATweetup.