NASA has released its first iPhone game in which you can drive a Lunar Electric Rover through space. Whilst steering your fictional vehicle over the sea of tranquility, you’ll be able to see images from proposed lunar outposts and learn more about what life on the moon might be like. NASA has obviously, been quite up to speed with new media, such as when @Astro_Mike tweeted from space. In a time where Americans are losing their enthusiasm for the space race, this was a very strategic move. However, with this new initiative, it was apparently simply a case of wanting to make “a cool game”, according to NASA’s Chris Giersch. The game is free and available through the iTunes store from Monday.


Thanks to Rob Hughes for this story. Don’t talk to Rob about feminism.


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