SpaceVR,
SpaceX to
launch VR
camera into space, bringing the
astronaut experience to all
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A couple of years ago we told you about
a future project from startup SpaceVR that would send virtual reality cameras
into orbit in order bring back immersive space video to VR users on Earth.*
On Friday, I held that future in my very hands, and it felt like most space bound objects — surprisingly clunky, but packed with all the mystery and promise of the universe.
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During a meeting in Los Angeles, SpaceVR's CEO, Ryan Holmes, allowed me hold his space baby, a large thermos-sized device that houses eight cameras (four cameras on each end). Those cameras will capture two to three hours of 360-degree footage per month over the course of nine months. After nine months, the device will fall back to Earth and burn up during re-entry.*
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