NASA and Google's partnership
They have signed a Space Act Agreement, and now Google and NASA will be working together on a variety of technical problems in the future. Their first project will be Google getting NASA's most useful and interesting data out there to the general public.Real-time weather visualization and forecasting, high-resolution3- D maps of the moon and Mars, real-time tracking of the InternationalSpace Station and the space shuttle will be explored in the future. "This agreement between NASA and Google will soon allow every Americanto experience a virtual flight over the surface of the moon or through thecanyons of Mars," said NASA Administrator Michael Griffin.
They're also going to incorporate NASA data sets into Google Earth, as well as numerous other technical innovations.
NASA and Google also are finalizing details for additional collaborations that include joint research, products, facilities, educationand missions.
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