
Apple has taken one giant step by launching a truly out-of-this-world application for its iPhone. The free Nasa app, also compatible with the iPod Touch, enables users to stay in touch with any space project. It offers access to up-to-the-minute news, photos and video of the US agency's missions. You can also track the orbital locations of various Nasa spacecraft in real time.
The app currently hosts details and updates (in the form of Twitter feeds) on missions such as LCROSS/LRO, Mars Exploration Rovers, the International Space Station, the Constellation programme, Mars Odyssey and the Space Shuttle.
The space agency said: 'Users can access countdown clocks, the Nasa image of the day, astronomy image of the day, online videos, our many Twitter feeds and more.'
Hardcore space fans will be able to watch the stars in three different views: maps with labels and borders, available visible imagery of satellites, and satellite positions overlaid on maps with country labels and borders.
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