Astronauts testing VR headsets in spaceFebruary 22, 2016 - 18:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Virtual reality is taking off - literally. Astronauts are testing Microsoft's HoloLens aboard the International Space Station, Digital Spy reports. The project, called Sidekick, helps the crews with work on repairs, saving them the strain of going through a manual. They are also given support by those back on Earth over Skype, with voice direction and note drawing, as well as animated visuals. However, at the moment this would only be practical while in orbit around the Earth, as interplanetary delays can be minutes long. ISS astronaut Scott Kelly posted the above picture of himself wearing HoloLens on the International Space Station over the weekend. In other VR news, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg recently argued that the format will be "the most social platform". Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |