When astronauts walk on the moon, they'll serve as the eyes, hands, and boots-on-the-ground interpreters supporting the broader teams of scientists on Earth. NASA is leveraging virtual reality to ...

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 ...

The new NASA Mars challenge wants space fans to help them create a virtual reality environment of the Red Planet. In this handout image provided by Walt Disney World Resort, a simulated Mars Rover ...

Most of the winning scenarios enabled players to be scored like in a video game based on their crew’s effectiveness in completing each challenge. NASA has revealed the winners of the second MarsXR ...

Last year, we reported on the unique NASA MarsXR Challenge, a crowd-sourced competition designed to create a virtual/hybrid-reality that can approximate Mars exploration. The effort was a cooperative ...

Four volunteers will spend the next 378 days in a simulation of Mars, facing harsh, realistic challenges in tight quarters under NASA’s watchful eye in preparation for a real-life mission to the red ...

Greenwood Elementary's Wildcat Space Camp engaged nearly 80 K-5 students in hands-on STEM and space exploration activities.

No social media but you get to do 'Martian walks'.

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NASA’s been using virtual reality to develop training for astronauts for 20 years. Here’s what the industry can learn from them. If you can only read one tech story a day, this is it. We use cookies ...