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Astronauts to test Nevada-designed vision system on space station

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will test a virtual reality vision system developed by a University of ...

Virtual reality headsets ‘bring outer space closer to home’ for N.H. third-graders

A team of UNH space scientists visited a classroom, where third-graders took turns trying on VR headsets and stepping into a ...
SpaceNews

NASA and Microsoft Collaborate on Project Sidekick for ISS Virtual Reality Applications

NASA and Microsoft are teaming up to develop Sidekick, a new project using commercial technology to empower astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Sidekick uses Microsoft HoloLens to ...
Space.com

Jumping on an asteroid: How VR is being used to visit worlds we can never reach

There was something about this experience that felt "sticky." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the latest ...
Los Angeles Times

L.A.’s ‘Lunar Light’ takes you to the moon — with VR, improv and escape room puzzles

I’m at peace with the idea that I won’t be visiting space in my lifetime. The cost of space tourism is out of reach for me and the vast majority of Americans. Yet on a recent Saturday afternoon, ...

Space Explorers: The Infinite gives people virtual views of the International Space Station

The exhibition is currently on display at Pullman Yards in Atlanta.
AOL

LI veterans use virtual reality to fight PTSD with fantastical trips to outer space, animal sanctuaries

A Long Island veterans home is using state-of-the-art virtual reality to help its residents fight PTSD with amazing simulated tours of outer space, animal sanctuaries and the northern lights.