NASA Introduced the Biggest Application for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch
November 3rd, 2009 by jaykishor and tagged apple, apple iphone, application, earth, image, iPhone, ipod, ipod touch, nasa, videoRecently, a new application came in light which was for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. The application fulfills the awareness of public about NASA’s mission and knowledge about space.
Recently, the application was launched by U.S. space agency for Apple iPhone and iPod touch. The application is free on iTunes and App stores. This was released last week that ranked was No. 10 on iTunes and soon it became the “Most Popular” list by Wednesday.
More than 920 users have given a positive response for it. Users can keep up real-time update with current missions along with future ones. There is an orbit-tracker that will cover the position of International Space Station and other spacecraft orbiting Earth.
A user can access the agency’s vast image library and NASA’s ingredients also by this application.
Gale Allen who is the director of NASA’s Strategic Integration and Management for Exploration Systems Mission said to CNN, “Making NASA more accessible to the public is a high priority for the agency. Tools like this allow us to provide users easy access to NASA information and progress at a fast pace.”
The NASA application collects, customize and delivers updated information, images and videos from various sources of NASA. You can use countdown clocks, Image of the day, Astronomy image of the day, online videos, Twitter feeds and other information from NASA.
The NASA Application for iPhone and iPod Touch has been developed by the New Media Team at NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif.
The NASA application will let users know the positions of International Space Station and other spacecraft currently orbiting Earth. These positions can be seen in three views – a map, visible satellite and satellite overlaid.
There is no chance to generate money but surely, it will create an interest towards the biggest goal. It has been developed for common people to share information about time and space.
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