Astronaut tweets from outer space. His photos are out of this world

Even before US astronaut Gregory Reid Wiseman even step foot in the International Space Station, he was tweeting.

And when he arrived in outer space, the tweets didn't stop - they got way more interesting.

The rookie astronaut has seen his Twitter followers rise like a rocket​, from 16,000 to 52,000, since taking off on the Russian rocket Soyuz from Kazakhstan on May 28.

The 38-year-old will be spending six months on the space station, reported Mail Online.

What makes the Nasa astronaut's tweets so likeable? His tone.

He is unabashedly enthusiastic about his space experience,​ and his boyish excitement is infectious.

Here are a few more of his tweets.

Keep the tweets coming, Mr Wiseman.

Sources: Mail Online, The Baltimore Sun