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Google Signs 40-Year Lease With NASA

Say what you will about a certain search giant, but the company can commit.  Google has leased 42.2 acres of land from NASA as part of an agreement that will stand for a minimum of 40 years.

Are Google Earth Images In Real-Time?

Images on Google Earth are highly detailed but do not show imagery in real-time. Many people according to Frank Taylor at his Google Earth Blog believe the images are in real time. He believes that is because of weather satellite photos that are a few hours old or because of live weather radar. He goes into detail how Google collects its images for Google Earth.

Schmidt Speaks At NASA Celebration

Eric Schmidt might have seemed a little out of place speaking at a luncheon commemorating NASA's 50th anniversary; an astronaut or someone who had at least worked for the agency might have been a more commonsense pick.  Schmidt had some interesting things to say, though, and effectively stirred up several discussions.

NASA To Recruit Via Online Gaming

NASA is shopping around for companies to help them develop a massively multiplayer online game for use as a recruiting tool. Now it's certain Google and NASA are spending too much time together.

Google Guys Get Another Jet

There's probably no truth to the following theories: Google's starting its own airline; Google has a clandestine arrangement with NASA to set up data centers on the moon; the founders plan to hire their own Tattoo to shout "The plane! The plane!" for their own bored billionaire amusement.

Google Moon Adds New Content From NASA

The Google Moon Web site now has new higher resolution lunar imagery and maps that include NASA multimedia content.

Google's Big Plane, Using NASA's Big Runway...

Wow, I go away on vacation for one week and the media goes gaga over Google - what’s new, right?

Google Guys Get NASA Airstrip Deal

The massive 767-200 Google jet will be able to land at Mountain View's highly coveted Moffett Field, thanks to a deal with NASA.

Former Astronaut Gets Aboard Google

Google and NASA have worked next to and with each other for a number of years; I’ve never been bothered by this fact, and I’m not complaining now.  Yet the lines are getting even more blurred as former astronaut Ed Lu has gained a job with the search engine giant.

NASA To Digitize Space Images

NASA and the Internet Archive are partnering to scan, archive and mange the agency's large collection of photographs, film and video. The imagery will be available online and free to the public.