Google’s Lunar Mission !

Today marks the 36th anniversary of Neil Armstrong on the lunar surface for the first time. At this moment, it is worth we discussing technology related to moon. Let us look at what Google has for us. Check out Google Moon(moon.google.com). You might recollect recent releases of innovative Google Maps and Google Earth applications.

So, what’s next? Google Sun? Google Mars?!

Check out Google Job Opportunities at Google Copernicus Center – The Lunar Center! Read about it in detail!

Quoting the Google page:

The Googlunaplex will house 35 engineers, 27,000 low cost web servers, 2 massage therapists and a sushi chef formerly employed by the pop group Hanson.

G-CHEESE (Google Copernicus Hosting Environment and Experiment in Search Engineering) will be setup in the spring of 2007 to experiment HiDeHiDeHo (high-density high-delivery hosting) and de-oxygenated cubicle dwelling.

Google’s initial base, a spherical structure containing living quarters and a small data center, will take two and a half years to construct. first G.C.H.E.E.S.E ball has been christened the Googlunaplex.

The Googlunaplex will house 35 engineers, 27,000 low cost web servers, 2 massage therapists and a sushi chef formerly employed by the pop group Hanson.

Some interesting questions Google has in mind are:

* Exactly how far does the Worldwide web extend? Can it become an interplanetary utility?

* What happens to PageRank in the proximity of a black hole?

* Does spam go on forever?

Google is going to release version 10.0 of an operating system that has been optimized for the demands of extra-terrestrial computation. Known as Luna/X, the new command architecture is impervious to radiation, low gravity, absolute zero temperatures and airless environments.

There will be a steady supply of snacks and ample caffeine replenishment through a partnership with Starbucks, which will be opening a store less than a kilometer away in early 2006. Leagues for reduced gravity roller hockey games are already forming and massage therapists are undergoing special training on how to induce stress to counter the effects of a low-gravity lifestyle.

If you are interested, contact Google today at [email protected]. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age by April 1, 2007 and have proof of earth residency. Google is an equal opportunity employer.

Don’t you think these guys are crazy! Read the full job details!

Also, Chech out Google Labs and Google Code. Google write about all their crazy developments in these sites.

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