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Google Earth Visits Moon

Latest version provides out-of-this-world satellite images

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(Newser) – Google Earth is no longer restricted to its namesake: on the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, the latest version of the software lets users explore the moon in 3-D, the Financial Post reports.  “Forty years ago, two human beings walked on the Moon," said the project manager. "Starting today, with Moon in Google Earth, it's now possible for anyone to follow in their footsteps.”

Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin, right, speaks as Larry Page, co-founder and President of Products at Google, left, sits on stage at WIRED NextFest Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007, in Los Angeles.
Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin, right, speaks as Larry Page, co-founder and President of Products at Google, left, sits on stage at WIRED NextFest Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007, in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Ric Francis)
Google Earth now provides a tour of the moon.
Google Earth now provides a tour of the moon.   (Shutterstock)
In this July 20, 1969 file photo from NASA, Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, is photographed by Neil Armstrong.
In this July 20, 1969 file photo from NASA, Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, is photographed by Neil Armstrong.   (AP Photo, NASA ,file)
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Reader64481089
Jul 20, 09 12:12 PM CDT
If people would stop and thin of the many things made possible due to the "Space Race" it would freak many of them out. From home computing to the best mattress, toss in teflon most of your food is cooked on, to many things to list in this tiny forum. There are some really great real world things that came from the space program. Reply
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Mad
Jul 20, 09 1:07 PM CDT
Agree 100% that we owe much to the Space Race, but teflon, polytetrafluoroethylene, isn't one of them. PTFE was accidentally invented by chemist in the 1930s while searching for a new type of refrigerant, I believe.
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kokuaguy
Jul 20, 09 1:27 PM CDT
I could http:///www.justfuckinggoogleit but I'll be back to see how the great teflon debate turns out. You are both wonderful regulars here on my favorite time wasting venue-- it wouldn't be so bad if I could learn to discipline myself. Today I have no choice but to stop and simply finish scanning the grid and then jump in the shower. Every day should be like that. One day you all will have to learn how to get along without me.
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SPH
Jul 20, 09 3:34 PM CDT
Mad you are correct in that NASA did not invent TEFLON....For what its' worth , the story I heard goes something like this.....While NASA was contemplating various materials to use as a heat shield for re-entering vehicles they seriously considered using TEFLON...While that didn't work out NASA did develop a method for binding TEFLON to a metallic base, and that became the birth of commercial TEFLON cookware....
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SPH
Jul 20, 09 3:35 PM CDT
The remarkable thing about the process is, of course, very few materials will stick to TEFLON.....
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