July 7, 2011 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@xxxxxxxx Rachel Hoover Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-4789 rachel.hoover@xxxxxxxx RELEASE: 11-185 NASA LAUNCHES NEW APP FOR ANDROID WASHINGTON -- NASA has launched the free NASA App for Android (TM), a new application designed for mobile devices that run the open source Android platform. The NASA App is available for free on Android MarketTM at: https://market.android.com/details?id=gov.nasa "The NASA App for iPhone and iPad has been a phenomenal success with over five million downloads so far," said Jerry Colen, NASA App project manager at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif. "Making a version of the NASA App for Android has been the number one request from users. We are delighted to fulfill this request and put NASA's amazing content into the hands of millions of Android users around the world." The NASA App for Android showcases a huge collection of NASA content, including images, videos on-demand, live streaming video from NASA Television, mission information, feature stories and breaking news. Users also can find sighting opportunities for the International Space Station and track the current positions of spacecraft currently orbiting Earth. App users also easily can share NASA content with their friends and followers on Facebook, Twitter or via e-mail. For more information about the NASA App for Android, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/nasaapp Android and Android Market are trademarks of Google Inc. Use of these trademarks is subject to Google permission. -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
