The Dark Side Of #Socialmedia: Woman Loses NASA Internship After Twitter Beef With Member of NASAs Space Council

A Twitter user named Naomi H shared on Twitter that she had accepted an internship at NASA with a rather emphatic, profanity-laden tweet.

But days later, Naomi lost her internship after a Twitter frenzy ensued following her announcement, wherein she exchanged tweets with Homer Hickam, former NASA engineer, regarding her language. Hickam shared in a new blog post that losing her internship “was due to the NASA hashtag her friends used that called the agency’s attention to it long after my comments were gone,” not the tweet tiff.

In an age where everyone seems to be sharing everything on social media, sometimes we forget to think before we tweet. If you’re sharing the news of a new internship or job at NASA, take a note from Twitter user Naomi H’s book not to use bad ‘language’ on Twitter.

A now deleted thread started off with Naomi H sharing the news of her internship:

“EVERYONE SHUT THE F*** UP I GOT ACCEPTED FOR A NASA INTERNSHIP”

Her tweet got a reply from Homer Hickam, former NASA engineer, and member of the National Space Council:

“Language.”

To which Naomi replied,

“Suck my d** and b**s I’m working for NASA”

Hickam then replied with

“And I am on the National Space Council that oversees NASA.”

It turns out, Hickam was telling the truth. He’s one of nearly two dozen people named to Vice President Mike Pence’s newly created National Space Council’s Users Advisory Group.

Naomi’s Twitter account is now private, but @Saphykitten shared on Twitter that Naomi has lost her internship.

PS: Be careful what you post and share