SDO is Go for Launch!
November 2, 2010
SESDA II staff organized multiple events to celebrate and support the successful launch on 11 February 2010 of the much anticipated Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) – the first mission in NASA’s Living with a Star Program. The team held a workshop at Kennedy Space Center for 80 teachers and ran activity tables during two days leading up to launch that was attended by over 7,000 visitors who had the opportunity to meet and interact with SDO scientists and engineers. As an additional treat, staff organized the first ever launch Tweet-up (http://twitter.com/NASA_SDO) that allowed the public to actively follow and participate in launch-related activities. As displayed in the accompanying figure, over 60 independent tweet-up events were held around the country and the globe in support of the launch.
