Monday, May 21, 2012

New NASA App 2.0 Released For iPhone, iPod Touch

May 21, 2012

Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1761
sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov

Rachel Hoover
Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
650-604-4789
rachel.hoover@nasa.gov


RELEASE: 12-163

NEW NASA APP 2.0 RELEASED FOR IPHONE, IPOD TOUCH

WASHINGTON -- NASA released Monday an updated version of the free NASA
App for iPhone and iPod touch. The NASA App 2.0 includes several new
features and a completely redesigned user interface that improves the
way people can explore and experience NASA content on their mobile
devices.

A team at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif.,
completely rebuilt the NASA App for iPhone and iPod touch. It now has
a fast and intuitive interface for the approximately 4.7 million
people who've downloaded it so far. Other new features of NASA App
2.0 include weather forecasts in the spacecraft sighting
opportunities section; maps, information and links to all of the NASA
visitor centers; a section about NASA's programs, as well as the
ability to print, save and access favorite items, and bookmark
images. The NASA App 2.0 requires iOS 5.0 or later.

"This is our first major redesign of the NASA App for iPhone since our
initial release in 2009," said Jerry Colen, NASA App project manager
at Ames. "We are really excited about this release and think users
are going to love the new interface and features."

All of the NASA Apps for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Android showcase
a wealth of NASA content, including thousands of images, videos
on-demand, live streaming of NASA Television, the agency's Third Rock
online radio station, mission and launch information, featured
content, stories and breaking news. Users also can find sighting
opportunities for the International Space Station and track the
position of the orbiting laboratory. App users also easily can share
NASA content with their friends and followers on Facebook, Twitter or
via email. In total, the apps have been downloaded by more than 8.8
million people.

iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and the Apple App Store are trademarks of
Apple Inc. Use of these trademarks is subject to Apple permission.
Android is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is
subject to Google permission.

For more information about the new NASA App 2.0 for iPhone and other
NASA Apps, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/nasaapp


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