Prof Andreas Nüchter presenting the new VR application in the JMU university swimming pool. A lowered block with tracking codes can be seen in front of him - Nüchter perceives it as part of a space station via his VR headset. (Image: Andreas Nüchter / JMU)
Prof Andreas Nüchter presenting the new VR application in the JMU university swimming pool. A lowered block with tracking codes can be seen in front of him - Nüchter perceives it as part of a space station via his VR headset. (Image: Andreas Nüchter / JMU) - Researchers at the University of Würzburg have developed a virtual reality (VR) application for training astronauts. It allows the training of various mission scenarios under water. Nowhere can the zero gravity of space be simulated as well as in water - training in large indoor swimming pools is therefore part of the daily routine for astronauts in training. They practice repairs, replacing sensors and other operations over and over again in huge, elaborately prepared pools of water. At present, there are still often replicas of space stations, shuttles and capsules in these tanks on which they can practice.
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