Microsoft to help NASA scientists virtually explore Mars with HoloLens

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The US space agency has teamed up with Microsoft to develop a new

software that will enable scientists to work on Mars virtually using a

wearable technology called Microsoft HoloLens.

Developed by Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, the

software called OnSight will give researchers a means to plan and, along

with the Mars Curiosity rover, conduct science operations on the Red

Planet, the US space agency said in a statement.

“OnSight gives our rover scientists the ability to walk around and

explore Mars right from their offices,” said Dave Lavery, program

executive for the Mars Science Laboratory mission at Nasa Headquarters

in Washington, DC.

OnSight will use real rover data and extend the Curiosity mission’s

existing planning tools by creating a 3D simulation of the Martian

environment where scientists around the world can meet. Program

scientists will be able to examine the rover’s worksite from a

first-person perspective, plan new activities and preview the results of

their work firsthand.

“We believe OnSight will enhance the ways in which we explore Mars

and share that journey of exploration with the world,” added Jeff

Norris, JPL’s OnSight project manager.

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Microsoft to help NASA scientists virtually explore Mars with HoloLens