Virtual Reality and Mars: 4 Ways Tech Will Change Space Exploration

Virtual-reality systems under development could train astronauts, maneuver the Mars rover and support explorers on their long journey to Mars. Yesterday (May 17) at the Humans to Mars Summit in Washington, D.C., panelists described four virtual-reality projects and research that are poised to aid space exploration. NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California began work on early virtual-reality goggles in the mid-1980s, and the technology has played an important role in training and