Space Walk – Follow along in Virtual Reality

EVA #35 on the International Space Station is a space walk performed by NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and ESA astronaut Tim Peake on 15th January 2016, with a focus on the replacement of a failed voltage regulator. An animation of the planned activities is available here… ISS Spacewalk Animation – U.S. EVA #35 SSU Replacement (YouTube)

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Using my ISS VR Experience it is possible to follow along as the astronauts perform their activities. The experience was created in Unity3D and runs in a web browser or as a standalone Windows app which runs in Virtual Reality of an Oculus Rift is attached. If your system allows it run it standalone with graphics set to “fantastic”.
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Some images of the EVA as broadcast live from the ISS, from the NASA animation and from the VR experience follow…
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2016-01-15-ISS-Live-Airlock
2015-01-15-ISS-VR-4-ISS-End
2015-01-15-Tim-Kopra-Photo-ISS-End
2016-01-15-ISS-VR-Experience-Spacewalk-VR-Along-Truss
2016-01-15-ISS-Live-Along-Truss

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