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News: SpaceVR Plans To Give VR Scenes From Space
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San Francisco based startup hits the ground. SpaceVR aims to give people a possibility to travel in the space. SpaceVR is planning to launch a 2D 360° camera to orbit taking VR content so everyone can feel what it’s like to be an cosmonaut.This creates the opportunity for people to feel the endless universe where they live in using Virtual Reality technologies.
Those who subscribe on SpaceVR can receive 2 one minute recorded VR space videos each week.
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The experience that suggests SpaceVR would be different from already existed 360-degree videos. SpaceVR gives the possibility to travel and investigate the universe. Everyone can take the virtual tour to the space using various VR helmets from expensive Oculus Rift to the cheapest Google Cardboard.
In 2016 April, SpaceVR has got 1.25 million dollar investment, and all the money went to the development Overview 1, which is the first VR satellite. In June of 2017, SpaceVR will send its Overview 1 with 360° cameras to the earth utilizing SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. They are partnering with NanoRacks, which suggests services for the commercial usage of space.
VR tour is available by pre ordering on the SpaceVR website.
Source: https://www.vrstatus.com/news/spacev...rom-space.html
