Emre Kelly , FLORIDA TODAY 3:57 p.m. ET April 24, 2017
SpaceVR, a small spacecraft with eight cameras, will help deliver a virtual reality experience to Earth after it launches on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in September 2017. Wochit
A spacecraft outfitted with high-resolution cameras will deliver an astronaut-like virtual reality experience to the ground after it launches to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket later this year.
The small spacecraft, named Overview 1, will capture its surroundings in low Earth orbit with eight cameras after it launches from the Space Coast aboard a Falcon 9 rocket in September. The footage will be transmitted to the ground before Overview 1 meets a fiery demise upon reentry into the atmosphere.
SpaceVR, the San Francisco-based startup in charge of designing the spacecraft, will initially distribute the footage for the HTC Vive, a virtual reality headset. Founder and CEO Ryan Holmes said the footage will eventually come to "all major platforms" that support VR video, such as YouTube and Facebook.
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