October 2, 2005 - (HOSTSEARCH.COM) - NASA and Google Inc. have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) covering technology-focused research-and-development activities. These activities include large-scale data management, distributed computing and bio-info-nano convergence. “Our planned partnership presents an enormous range of potential benefits to the space program,” said NASA Ames Center Director G. Scott Hubbard. “Just a few examples are new sensors and materials from collaborations on bio-info-nano convergence, improved analysis of engineering problems, as well as Earth, life and space science discoveries from supercomputing and data mining, and bringing entrepreneurs into the space program. While our joint efforts will benefit both organizations, the real winner will be the American public,” he added. The MOU also outlines plans for Google development within NASA’s Moffett Field Research Park.
