According to Jason Townsend, NASA's deputy social media manager, the goal in building this community was to share NASA's people, missions and programs with as many people as possible - especially audiences that NASA wouldn't be reaching on its own. NASA has not forced these communities. They have grown organically through word of mouth since the program started in 2009, and for the most part, they manage themselves.

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