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October 26, 2009 — A team at Ames Research Center has developed the first NASA iPhone/iPod Touch application to deliver up-to-the-minute NASA content directly from agency sources in one easy-to-use mobile platform.
The NASA App collects, customizes and delivers an extensive selection of dynamically updated information, images, and videos from various online NASA sources. Users can access NASA countdown clocks, the NASA Image of the Day, Astronomy Image of the Day, online videos, NASA's many Twitter feeds and other information in a convenient mobile package. It delivers NASA content in a clear and intuitive way by making full use of the iPhone and iPod Touch features, including the Multi-Touch user interface.
The NASA App also allows users to track the current positions of the International Space Station and other spacecraft currently orbiting Earth in three views: a map with borders and labels, visible satellite imagery, or satellite overlaid with country borders and labels.
"Making NASA more accessible to the public is a high priority for the agency," said Gale Allen, director of Strategic Integration and Management for NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate. "Tools like this allow us to provide users easy access to NASA information and progress at a fast pace."
The application is available free at the App Store from Apple directly to the iPhone and iPod Touch or within iTunes.
For more information, click here.
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The “Missions” home screen shows all current NASA missions in a convenient preview table. Any item in the list of missions can be selected, which opens a detailed view. Graphic credit: NASA
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