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Google, Nasa work on space voyage

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On December 20, 2006, 12:16 AM

Internet giant Google and Nasa have been officially working together for more than a year. Their latest project seeks to send users on a (virtual) space voyage to the moon and even Mars. The idea is that you will be able to explore Mars and the Moon in a similar way you explore our planet with Google Earth.

Eventually, they aim to offer real-time weather visualization and forecasting, high-resolution 3-D maps of the moon and Mars and real-time tracking of the International Space Station and the space shuttle from the screen of any computer with Internet access, they said in a statement.

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  1. December 20, 2006 3:32 AM
    TimeParadoX said:
    Ohh I thought they ment that they were actually going to send people to Mars
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  2. December 21, 2006 2:23 PM
    nathanskywalker said:
    [b]Originally posted by TimeParadoX:[/b][quote]Ohh I thought they ment that they were actually going to send people to Mars [/quote]lolHey man, google could do it if they wanted to! Now, the people might not get back alive.....
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  3. December 22, 2006 8:16 AM
    couvier said:
    Hello, this has already been done! Celestia has been doing not only this, but a heck of a LOT more! [url]http://celestia.sourceforge.net/[/url]You may have to download the add-ons to get higher res planets though. Still it's an awesome program.
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