Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg was the master of ceremonies for such a historic event : the first interview from space. Zuckerberg spoke with three astronauts from the International Space Station, Tim Kopra and Jeff Williams from NASA and Tim Peake from the European Space Agency (ESA).
A historical moment
“ Station, this is Houston. Are you ready for the event? “ These were the first words of this pioneering Facebook Live broadcast from space in which the International Space Station was in charge of inaugurating this technology outside of planet Earth.
The event was held through the Facebook Live platform and was intended to mark a before and after in this social network that already has more than 1,650 million active users. The interview, which lasted about 20 minutes, maintained a jovial and relaxed tone in which Zuckerberg asked the astronauts about the way of life in space, virtual reality, how the internet works in space, the experiments that are carried out. carried out on the International Space Station, the food or the vision of the different countries from space.
Curiosities
Probably one of the conversations that caused the greatest surprise was about the operation of the internet on the International Space Station. The ISS commander assured that the internet connection in space is something quite new and that despite the fact that the connection does not have a speed comparable to that of the Earth, everyone is very happy to have access to this technology and power communicate not only with your loved ones but also be able to share with the rest of the world day to day on the ISS.
Record of views
Mark Zuckerberg’s own Facebook post with the recording of the interview has been shared more than 42,000 times and has garnered more than 150,000 comments. At the moment, it has had more than 4.2 million views.
