The U.S. space agency NASA has released its first mobile application on the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch, bringing a wealth of information on current missions and future countdowns.
In some cases, such as the ISS (International Space Station), it is possible to see its path around the Earth (at time of writing this news, it was over the Indian Ocean). You can find data on missions around the Earth, Moon or images of Mars missions, all of which can be exchanged with friends via email.
The app also alows you to access the countdowns for NASA, a photo gallery and videos, and many other information uploaded by the agency.
“Making NASA more accessible to the public is a high priority for the agency,” said Gale Allen, director of Strategic Integration and Management forNASA ’s Exploration Systems Mission Directorate in Washington in a prepared press statement. “Tools like this allow us to provide users easy access toNASA information and progress at a fast pace.”
The application, free for download from the Apple store, was developed by NASA’s New Media Team at the Ames Research Centre in Moffett Field, California.
“We’re excited to deliver a wide range of up-to-the-minute NASA content to iPhone and iPod Touch users,” said Gary Martin, director of the New Ventures and Communications Directorate at Ames. “The NASA App provides an easy and interesting way for the public to experience space exploration.