The search engine on Thursday announced that anyone can now see inside the ISS using its popular map tool, Street View. Launched in 2007, the technology feature in Google Maps and Google Earth provides 360-degree views from different positions—previously limited to streets around the world. For the first time ever, Google has extended the feature into outer space. Users can poke through 15 parts of the ISS. Tiny dots within the images allow users to launch notes that explain specific functions. In the “Pirs, Docking Compartment 1,” for example, clicking on the description for the “Orlan Spacesuite” explains that the accessory is...
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