There have been a number of public / private space initiatives that have caught the attention (and imagination) of the tech community over the past few months.
SpaceX, after a live (on the Internet) failed launch, quickly recovered their credibility several weeks later by putting Falcon 1 into orbit on September 28th.
Then there's GeoEye (NASDAQ: GEOY), which we first covered in-depth here.
Among GeoEye-1's sponsoring partners is Google, who has gained exclusive 'Internet rights' to the ultra high resolution imagery from the satellite.
Yesterday, as reported by Wired Magazine and confirmed by GeoEye, the satellite delivered it's first high resolution image from space.
The image of Kutztown University (about 45 minutes from here ... by land :) in Central Pennsylvania was crystal clear. The shots displayed by Wired and Gizmodo are nothing less than amazing. (Is that a huddle on the football field??).
Not only is the Internet moving so fast at this stage that it's hard for anyone to keep up with the next 'big thing', but the 'private' interest in space continues to be funded and is moving rapidly as well.
