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Trip to Mars: No Bookings Required
Techtree News Staff, Dec 19, 2006 1602 hrs ISTInternet users will soon be able to virtually tour Mars or the Moon... thanks to the "Space Act Agreement" signed yesterday between Google and NASA.
Soon... Internet users will be able to experience a virtual tour of Mars or the Moon... thanks to the "Space Act Agreement" signed yesterday between Google and the Ames Research Center of USA's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
This momentous agreement will enable Google present Web visualizations of NASA's immense data on the universe. NASA and Google will work closely on a variety of technical issues, making the Space Agency's Space exploration work more accessible to the general public.
One such project will actually allow viewers view Mars and the Moon in all their splendour - in much the same way Google Earth lets users see the world they live in.
In a joint statement, the two companies said that they eventually aim to offer real-time weather visualization and forecasting, high-resolution 3-D maps of the Moon and Mars, as also real-time tracking of the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle - right from the screens of Internet-enabled computers.
Commenting on the unique association, Chris Kemp, Business Development Director of Ames Research Center, NASA, said that NASA has more information on the Planet and the Universe than any other entity in history, but that much of it is scattered and difficult to access. Kemp said they are bringing together some of the best research scientists and engineers to form teams to make more and more of NASA's vast pool of information accessible.
Meanwhile, the financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.
It was last year that Google and NASA entered into a partnership to build a new campus at NASA's research centre in Silicon Valley. The deal required Google to develop up to 1 million square feet (93,000 square metre) of real estate within the Moffett Field research park.
This momentous agreement will enable Google present Web visualizations of NASA's immense data on the universe. NASA and Google will work closely on a variety of technical issues, making the Space Agency's Space exploration work more accessible to the general public.
One such project will actually allow viewers view Mars and the Moon in all their splendour - in much the same way Google Earth lets users see the world they live in.
In a joint statement, the two companies said that they eventually aim to offer real-time weather visualization and forecasting, high-resolution 3-D maps of the Moon and Mars, as also real-time tracking of the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle - right from the screens of Internet-enabled computers.
Commenting on the unique association, Chris Kemp, Business Development Director of Ames Research Center, NASA, said that NASA has more information on the Planet and the Universe than any other entity in history, but that much of it is scattered and difficult to access. Kemp said they are bringing together some of the best research scientists and engineers to form teams to make more and more of NASA's vast pool of information accessible.
Meanwhile, the financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.
It was last year that Google and NASA entered into a partnership to build a new campus at NASA's research centre in Silicon Valley. The deal required Google to develop up to 1 million square feet (93,000 square metre) of real estate within the Moffett Field research park.
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