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The free apps offer access to mission information, NASA TV and educational games. NASA has also released a number of Apple iOS apps for iPods, iPhones and iPads. Two iPhone 4's were delivered to the space station aboard the final shuttle mission in July as a part of a commercial experiment organized by Odyssey Space Research. Since then, they have become the music player of choice for shuttle and now station crews. The iPod, which turned 10 years old this week, first flew to orbit in 2005. The moon landing themed puzzle was timed to coincide with the last launch of the space shuttle, which Rovio representatives attended as guests of NASA.įor Apple, the iPads are only the latest of the company's products to launch to space. This past July, Rovio released a special reduced-gravity level of the "Seasons" version of their game. Though these launches will mark the first time both iPads and Angry Birds have reached space, their flights will build upon growing relationships between the device and game makers and space agencies such as NASA. She asked me to fly it - and be sure of its return!" Shkaplerov said laughing. "This little red birdie interesting fun toy that my daughter liked. (GCTC)Ĭontinuing with custom, Shkaplerov allowed his 5-year-old daughter to choose the toy. Soyuz TMA-22 commander Anton Shkaplerov (center) with crew members Dan Burbank (left) and Anatoli Ivanishin. So we understand that the start of our flight was a success and we are already in space," he said. At a time when start weightlessness, about 10 minutes after launch, it will begin to float. "This indicator we start on Earth, hung on a string, just behind the door between the landing module and living compartment. He explained the custom of flying a toy as a "zero-g indicator." "According to the existing tradition, we take with us small charms," Shkaplerov said at a pre-flight press conference in Russia. There's no word whether the iPads will arrive at the station pre-loaded with Angry Birds, the video game, but the ISS crew will only need to wait a couple of more weeks to be able to stage their own zero-g version.Īs revealed on Monday by cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, a red Angry Bird doll will be aboard when he and two crew mates, Anatoli Ivanishin and Dan Burbank, lift off in the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft on Nov.
They are hoping to be able to fly one or more them next year, but as yet the evaluation is not complete," Humphries said.
"The folks in the station program are taking a look at a number of different tablets and kind of comparing and contrasting them. NASA is however, assessing tablets for their possible future use in space. The tablets will be the first of their type on the ISS, which is otherwise equipped with laptop computers Apple iPods and even an iPhone. Should it reach the ISS as expected, M-13M will deliver to the orbiting complex needed propellant, oxygen, water and thousands of pounds of crew equipment, including the two iPads.
EDT (1011 GMT) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Progress M-13M's (45P) launch will mark the return to flight for the unmanned resupply spacecraft, after the previous vehicle was lost during a launch failure in August. Russia's Progress M-13M supply spacecraft seen here being readied for launch will fly two iPads to the ISS.