Odd things can happen in this Internet age while watching the space shuttle launch. Within minutes of mentioning on Twitter that I was concerned about the bat that was comfortably resting on Discovery’s external fuel tank, I received notification that “DiscoveryBat” was following me on Twitter. Said “bat” then proceeded to post tweets through to launch time and even after its subsequent characterization by NASA at the post-launch news conference as “unexpected debris.” Status updates from the ghost of a fruit bat… it’s a great age we’re living in.