July 2006 It was the launch month for Twitter, a microblogging network that became the most popular in the world. Well, and beyond.
January 22, 2010 the first publication was made from the network live in space. A couple of years earlier, the Mars Phoenix Lander account posted confirmation of the presence of water on Mars. But evidently this was done from Earth.
The first astronaut to tweet from space was Timothy Creamer of NASA. Creamer, a retired US Army colonel, joined the Blue Bird Network in November 2009.
His publication was made from the International Space Station, and proudly has the tweet pinned to his account, @Astro_TJ.
Hello Twitterverse! We r now LIVE tweeting from the International Space Station — the 1st live tweet from Space! 🙂 More soon, send your ?s
—TJ Creamer (@Astro_TJ) Jan. 22, 2010
Hello Twitterverse! We are now LIVE tweeting from the International Space Station – the first live tweet from Space! 🙂 Sooner, send your questions,” Creamer wrote.
Notice in the post that you have than reduce the words to take advantage of the 140 characters back then.
The tweet has only 3,929 RT, with 1,413 likes, in addition to 69 comments. Despite not having the exposure of others, it is still important.
How much has Twitter changed since the first post from space?
Twitter has changed a lot since then.
Increased the number of characters from 140 to 280, and now to 10,000 for Twitter Blue users; exceeded 556 million active users; it went from the management of Jack Dorsey to that of Evan Williams, then saw the return of Dorsey, the arrival of Parag Agrawal and the purchase of Elon Musk for 44 billion dollars.
Today, the network is not as healthy as before, although its popularity continues to be tremendous. The acquisition by Musk led to several changes to the platform that scared away investors and users.
The arrival of Linda Yaccarino, commissioned by Musk to run the company, seeks to return to the golden days. But the competition increases and the scenario is increasingly difficult.
And about the space experience, more and more astronauts and cosmonauts are joining the experience of publishing from outside our borders. Twitter is the preferred network for organizations like The NASA and its affiliated entities, as well as for others from different countries.
Posting from space is already very common. However, let’s not forget that the first shipment did Timothy Creamer.