StarDestroyer.Net BBS

NASA and Internet Archive Launch Centralized Resource for Images

NASA and Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library based in San
Francisco, made available the most comprehensive compilation ever of NASA's
vast collection of photographs, historic film and video Thursday. Located at
http://www.nasaimages.org the Internet site combines for the first time 21
major NASA imagery collections into a single, searchable online resource. A
link to the Web site will appear on the http://www.nasa.gov home page.

The Web site launch is the first step in a five-year partnership that will
add millions of images and thousands of hours of video and audio content,
with enhanced search and viewing capabilities, and new user features on a
continuing basis. Over time, integration of www.nasaimages.org with
www.nasa.gov will become more seamless and comprehensive.

"This partnership with Internet Archive enables NASA to provide the American
public with access to its vast collection of imagery from one searchable
source, unlocking a new treasure trove of discoveries for students,
historians, enthusiasts and researchers," said NASA Deputy Administrator
Shana Dale. "This new resource also will enable the agency to digitize and
preserve historical content now not available on the Internet for future
generations."

Through a competitive process, NASA selected Internet Archive to manage the
NASA Images Web site under a non-exclusive Space Act agreement, signed in
July 2007. The five-year project is at no cost to the taxpayer and the
images are free to the public.

"NASA's media is an incredibly important and valuable national asset. It is
a tremendous honor for the Internet Archive to be NASA's partner in this
project," says Brewster Kahle, founder of Internet Archive. "We are excited
to mark this first step in a long-term collaboration to create a rich and
growing public resource."

The content of the Web site covers all the diverse activities of America's
space program, including imagery from the Apollo moon missions, Hubble Space
Telescope views of the universe and experimental aircraft past and present.
Keyword searching is available with easy-to-use resources for teachers and
students.

Internet Archive is developing the NASA Images project using software
donated by Luna Imaging Inc. of Los Angeles and with the generous support of
the Kahle-Austin Foundation of San Francisco.