Google - NASA Go for Joint Space Research

Zed Snardbody · Post by **Zed Snardbody** » 2005-09-29 03:33pm

Google to become first Evil Mega Corporation

Google - NASA Go for Joint Space Research
By Anadolu News Agency (aa)
Published: Thursday, September 29, 2005
zaman.com

Google, the biggest Internet search engine has been declared to conduct space research together with The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

In the agreement, Google is to build a gigantic campus in The Silicone Valley, where NASA has also a research center. No finance information related to the agreement has been provided yet.

Google and NASA in preparation to work jointly on the extensive based data control, nanotechnology and space industry are to use the computers of millions of volunteers for health and space researches with the help of Internet. Google Top Executive and Board of Directors Chief Eric Schmidt, has cited NASA and Google believe in a joint mission “like introducing the people the information of the cosmos”.

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sketerpot · Post by **sketerpot** » 2005-09-29 04:47pm

Try an article written by people who speak English really well.

It looks like, since NASA has huge amounts of information, much of which they would like to be more easily available to the public, they want to team up with a company which has lots of experience searching through vast amounts of information in sophisticated and usable ways. And Google wants to expand and diversify their sources of income, so they're happy to join in.

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2005-09-29 05:43pm

So is this the first step toward Google Copernicus Centre?