NASA and Microsoft to make planetary images and data available to public via InternetMarch 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA and Microsoft Corporation have announced plans to make planetary images and data available to the public via the Internet under a Space Act Agreement. Through this project, NASA and Microsoft jointly will develop the technology and infrastructure necessary to make the most interesting NASA content, including high-resolution scientific images and data from Mars and the moon, explorable on WorldWide Telescope, Microsoft's online virtual telescope for exploring the universe.
Google Earth 5.0 Conquers Mars, tells you to select your placeMay 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Arizona State University (ASU) researchers and scientists have created a new feature for Google Earth 5.0, which would enable anyone, anywhere, to recommend places on Mars to photograph. Google Earth 5.0 is the popular online application that lets users tour Earth, the starry sky, and the Red Planet Mars.
NASA astronaut becomes first man to use Twitter from spaceMay 14th, 2009 LONDON - Mike Massimino, a member of the NASA crew sent to Hubble, has become the first man to have sent a Twitter message from out of space. Accoridng to a report in the Telegraph, his first tweet proclaimed: "From orbit: Launch was awesome!! I am feeling great, working hard, and enjoying the magnificent views, the adventure of a lifetime has begun!"
His second, sent via the computers on board the space shuttle Atlantis, said:
"From orbit: Getting more accustomed to living in space today and getting ready for our big rendezvous with hubble."
Twitter, the popular micro-blogging service, has been used by thousands of people in unusual and controversial locations.
Google Ocean makes waves around the worldFebruary 2nd, 2009 BRUSSELS/SAN FRANCISCO - Academics and armchair explorers were as of Monday offered a unique insight into the world's seas through a new release of Google Earth, which now also features satellite imagery, photos and videos of the planet's oceans. The 5.0 version of the popular downloadable software was launched in San Francisco.
NASA's new Twitter strategy: Se Habla Espanol; Astro_Jose to tweet bilingually from spaceJuly 2nd, 2009 NASA astronaut takes Twitter to space en EspanolWASHINGTON — NASA has tweeted in space, but now one of its astronauts is breaking a new space Twitter barrier. He'll tweet from space in Spanish and English.
NASA shuttle commander to tweet from space!May 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA astronaut Mark Polansky, commander of the next space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in June this year, is sharing updates about his training and flight on social networking website Twitter. Polansky, a New Jersey native and former Air Force test pilot, will command the space shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-127, a flight targeted for launch June 13 to deliver the final portions of the space station's Japanese laboratory.
'The Real Buzz,' Apollo 11's Aldrin, welcomes Buzz Lightyear back to Earth in Disney paradeOctober 2nd, 2009 'Real Buzz' welcomes Buzz Lightyear back to EarthLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Fresh from "infinity and beyond," Buzz Lightyear received a rocket hero's welcome home Friday, sharing the spotlight with none other than the astronaut for whom the character is named.
Google To Launch Database Web Service Using BigTable?April 5th, 2008 TechCrunch got it from a source that Google plans to launch their BigTable, their proprietary internal database which is used for Google Search, as a web service to compete with Amazon SimpleDB Web Service. Bigtable is a distributed storage system for managing structured data that is designed to scale to a very large size: petabytes of data across thousands of commodity servers at Google.
Astronauts answer YouTube questions about sneezing in a spacesuit, life in spaceJuly 21st, 2009 Astronauts answer YouTube questions from spaceCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — When it comes to sneezing in a spacesuit during a spacewalk in the void of space, it is best to aim well.
Amity Institute of Information Technology (AIIT) to train naval officersSeptember 14th, 2009 NOIDA - The Amity Institute of Information Technology and CISCO Regional Networking Academy kick started CISCO CCNA-Exploration Course for six naval officers at the Amity University Campus on Monday. Professor O P Sharma, Director, Amity Institute of Information Technology, remarked that technology is changing fast with more and more enterprises coming closer and sharing their resources.
How do you sneeze in a spacesuit? 'Aim well,' astronaut tells YouTube questionerJuly 21st, 2009 How do you sneeze in a spacesuit? Very carefullyCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — When it comes to sneezing in a spacesuit while in the void of space, it is best to aim well.
Unrest in GoogleplexMarch 2nd, 2006 In a rather sad story a Googler (Google employee) narrates his misery with paltry salary and poor chance of a raise. Apparently in Google you can get a raise (merely 5-8%) with only a promotion.
Will Google Launch Microblog Search OfferingJune 15th, 2009 Google executives are all praises for Twitter's success. Well, what could be the reason? It seems that the Googleplex men are looking to cash on the micoblogging giant.
Google All Set To Launch FlipperJune 19th, 2009 Search engine giant Google is all set to launch a new Google Labs project it calls Flipper. Keep your wild guess on racks, its not another search robot of course.
NASA astronaut has more than a million followers on twitterOctober 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The first astronaut to tweet from space has passed an important social media milestone, as in he now shares his daily experiences with more than a million followers on the micro-blogging service. The astronaut in question is NASA's Mike Massimino, known as @Astro_Mike on Twitter.
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