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Topic:	Mission:ISS (Oculus VR Rift, Touch software)

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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#ffffff" FACE="arial, helvetica">T O P I C     R E V I E W</font></CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica">Robert Pearlman</FONT></TD><TD><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica">Oculus VR release <blockquote><font size="+0"><b>Rift in Space: 'Mission:ISS' Launches Today</b></font><P><div align="justify">We're excited to share that <i>Mission:ISS</i> is now available — free for Rift and Touch <a href="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/1178419975552187/" target="AirLock">on the Oculus Store</a>! Created in collaboration with NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency, this true-to-life simulation lets you explore the International Space Station in VR and feel what it's like to be in space in a way never before possible.<P><center><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bVDy0B_X-fo?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>

Based on NASA Space Station models as well as discussions with multiple astronauts and the VR Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Mission:ISS recreates the International Space Station in painstaking detail. While many of us dream of becoming astronauts, only about 500 people have ever been to space.

Thanks to Mission:ISS and Oculus Touch, you can use your virtual hands to dock incoming cargo capsules, conduct spacewalks, and perform mission-critical tasks. Now anyone, anywhere, can experience the breathtaking view of Earth from orbit.

Designed and engineered by the Academy Award-winning team at Los Angeles-based Magnopus, this visceral, interstellar experience also marks a new cornerstone of interactive education. People will learn the history of the ISS and hear the stories of several astronauts in a series of immersive videos. We're also piloting a limited beta program in the US to provide high school students with direct access to Mission:ISS.

At the same time, we've partnered with CNES, the French Space Agency, to send a Rift to the ISS! The Rift will be used for the first time in orbit by European astronaut Thomas Pesquet to test the effects of zero-gravity on human spatial awareness and balance using software developed by the space agencies.

We hope Mission:ISS and the zero-g research conducted with VR foster knowledge and awareness while sparking imaginations around the world.

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