It’s World Space Week! Take a virtual trip to the International Space Station
In 1999, the United Nations General Assembly declared that World Space Week (WSW) will be held each year from October 4-10 as an international celebration of science and technology.
The dates were in recognition of the October 4, 1957 launch of the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, which opened the way for space exploration. Plus, the October 10, 1967 signing of the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies.
To mark the start of World Space Week, we wanted to share some immersive experiences that allow users to visit the International Space Station (ISS) without ever leaving Earth. Most of us will never get the opportunity to sit inside a rocket and head into space, but the power of virtual reality - its unique ability to create a sense of presence - makes this extraordinary experience accessible to everyone.
Space Explorers is the largest production ever filmed in space. Exclusive to Meta Quest, it is an epic four-part immersive series that invites you to join eight astronauts on life-changing missions aboard the International Space Station. Shot over two years with exclusive access to the crew, The ISS Experience offers an intimate take on the joy, wonder, and dangers of life in orbit. Reviewers have said “the experience is the closest any of us will ever get to space” and “Hanging out in the ISS and seeing the the Earth from that perspective is priceless”. If you have a Quest headset, it’s worth downloading for free and experiencing it for yourself.
Mission: ISS by Magnopus is designed to bring the wonders of space to the general public. Based on NASA models, and honed with input from astronauts who have lived in space, Mission: ISS recreates the International Space Station in painstaking detail. Users can experience how to move and work in zero-gravity, use space tools, dock a space capsule, and take a spacewalk. Since the experience is fully immersive, users reportedly feel a sense of weightlessness that can only be felt in VR, similar to what astronauts feel... a fact that Mission: ISS astronaut advisors confirmed. (In fact, more than one said it was like making a return trip!) At last count, Mission: ISS has taken over 3 million users into space.
BBC Home: A VR Spacewalk is a multi-award-winning immersive experience, that’s had the thumbs up from astronuts Tim Peake and Nicole Stott. The interactive VR experience sees you traversing the International Space Station, journeying on the Canadarm, and jetpacking back to safety. It puts you at the center of the story, taking you on an emotional and personal journey while delivering beautiful, heart-stopping, and memorable moments.
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