Astronaut Mike Massimino Misses Outer Space
697 views · Published 27 October 2014 · 5:24 · Indexed 20 October 2026
Channel: FOX 5 New York · 2014 · News & Politics
Astronaut Mike Massimino, the first person to tweet from space, really misses his days working at NASA . Now a popular professor at Columbia University, Massimino says there is nothing like being in outer space. "It's good to come home, but I do miss the camaraderie and being weightless. It's a good way to get around. Zero gravity does not get annoying. You might lose things. It's very easy to lose things because everything floats," said the Long Island native. No matter how many pictures or videos you might see of outer space, nothing can prepare you for experiencing it first hand. "Looking out that window. Seeing what you see: the earth, the universe around you. Seeing 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets in 24 hours," said Massimino. When he's not teaching or talking outerspace, Massimino is promoting the Hubble Space Telescope and its 25th anniversary. A special exhibit in its honor is up at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. "We're going to have a reunion of our crew on Nov. 12 to talk about our experiences," said Massimino. For more information, visit IntrepidMuseum.org. http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/
