Some good news for the star gazers out there. Google has recently announced that they have added the international space station (ISS) to mapping facilities, and now you can take a tour using the street view in google maps!
This would make the ISS the first off-planet object added to its street view facility offered through google maps!
It is said that the 360 degree panoramas of the interiors were captured by an European Space Agency astronaut, Thomas Pesquet, over four years and who had been enlisted by Google to capture the panoramic images of the ISS’ interior, which were later added to street view.
So for those of you who wanted to be an astronaut but did not have the time to train for years, this would be a godsend!
Have a look at what it feels like in the video below
- http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40669381
- http://www.newsweek.com/tour-international-space-station-google-street-view-639954
- http://gizmodo.com/skip-astronaut-training-and-explore-the-iss-right-now-i-1797105294
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amazing! don't know why but it reminds me 'Doctor who' season 01 ! :)
that's because they are made in the same hollywood basement. The logo is a snakes tongue, and was started by a nazi psy-op specialists... seems legit.
thanks for sharing!