NASA and Microsoft team up for virtual Mars exploration

Years before the first astronauts set foot on Mars, scientists will already be there – virtually. Thanks to a collaboration between NASA and Microsoft aimed at advancing human-robot interactions, the space agency's OnSight software will allow researchers to explore a virtual Martian landscape created from data sent back by the Curiosity rover. .. Continue Reading NASA and Microsoft team up for virtual Mars exploration



Section: Space



Tags: 3D, Curiosity Rover, JPL, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory, Microsoft, NASA



Related Articles:

• NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity getting "brain transplant"


• NASA announces new rover mission for Mars


• Curiosity begins long trek to uncover Red Planet's secrets


• NASA confirms Curiosity's first drill sample collected


• Curiosity suspends sampling, may have dropped a bit of itself


• Update: Curiosity object probably plastic

from Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine http://ift.tt/1B1HxT1

via IFTTT