We got really close!!

our tour guide tells us that we're about to see things the public is not allowed to see. Sweet!

Autographs of astronauts who have ridden the Shuttle Experience at KSC

A (real) Lunar Module

Touring the mock-up facility.

It was so nice of the JPL people to interact with us on such a personal level!

Trying to push up high-res photos while sharing internet with 100 of my closest friends is probably not a good idea.

Chris Floyd, @cmfloyd, holds a small piece of aerogel.

Driving up to Discovery still waiting for it's final flight.

Bill Nye the Science Guy

Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avre talking. This young boy was NOT intimidated at all by Neil.

Regolith samples go here!

I'll have more thoughts later, but here are some photos from where we're standing here at the NASA Tweetup. I'm currently typing from the "Twent" surrounded by 150 other Twitterers who are all enthusiastic supporters of our nation's space program. People have come from as far as Australia to be pa ...

One of the actual tiles that sits on the bottom of the space shuttle. These things are really light, it feels like a piece of foam.

Looks like more people are looking at Neil deGrasse Tyson than the rocket!

Langley has its own little bar! And a few of the LaRC folks invited any tweeps who wanted to hang around a little longer to join them for a beer! :)

Seating configuration for Shuttle Launch Experience at KSC

Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avre talking. This young boy was NOT intimidated at all by Neil.