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Last updated: March 17th, 2017 at 10:12 UTC+01:00
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Titled Space Descent VR, it's going to put viewers inside the descent module of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft with the UK's first European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake. Viewers will experience a first-person ride that has only been experienced by a small number of professional astronauts before.
In order to ensure that the VR experience felt as close to the real deal as possible, the team consulted leading experts including Major Peake. To bring it all together, it employed the rendering power of 100 computers for a full month. The completed virtual reality experience is then delivered to the Museum's visitors using Samsung Gear VR headsets.
“It really is breath-taking – and that comes from someone who has spent an awful lot of time using VR systems while training for my first mission,” said Tim Peake.
Space Descent VR will open at the Science Museum on March 24. More information and tickets are available from the Museum's website.
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