NASA and Microsoft Corp. today announced plans to make planetary images and data available via the Internet under a Space Act Agreement. Through this project, NASA and Microsoft will jointly develop the technology and infrastructure necessary to make the most interesting NASA content including high-resolution scientific images and data from Mars and the moon explorable on WorldWide Telescope, Microsofts online virtual telescope for exploring the universe.
Making NASAs scientific and astronomical data more accessible to the public is a high priority for NASA, especially given the new administrations recent emphasis on open government and transparency, said Ed Weiler, associate administrator for NASAs Science Mission Directorate in Washington.
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