The new Windows Hololens will be headed to the ISS to let the NASA ground crew see through the eyes of astronauts onboard and even to annotate the view in real time. Instead of using cameras and audio instructions, an astronaut could look at a peice of equipment and the engineer on the ground could overlay a visual of what repairs or changes would need to be completed, or text annotations giving details of the equipment. One can only hope that the public might one day get a chance to see the ISS through the eyes of someone onboard. The Inquirer also mentions several other projects the Hololens will be used in, from virtual tours of Mars to use in an underwater training facility to make the illusion of being in orbit even more convincing and valuable as training for future astronauts. These devices will be wonderful for gaming but there are many other applications that they will be used for.
"Early demonstrations of Hololens included scenarios involving NASA researchers walking virtually on the surface of Mars through a sister project called OnSight, but now the idea has been extended to real-life interaction with ISS astronauts."
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I hope the software can be
I hope the software can be run on Wine, because the laptops on the ISS mostly run on Linux Kernel based distros.
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/155392-international-space-station-switches-from-windows-to-linux-for-improved-reliability
TuxBirds In SPACE!
hololens is its own computer
hololens is its own computer the only software they need to communicate with it is skype and that can run in a browser.
Of course if the
Of course if the subcontractor cannot vet the code, and certify it for NASA use, then it will be only used for entertainment purposes. Look at the US Navy those ships are all running on a custom Linux distro.
In Space no one can hear you shout profanities if Windows update Borks your critical systems!
Oh boy, the windows hater
Oh boy, the windows hater club is here.
Everybody hates Windows, it’s
Everybody hates Windows, it’s just that they hate Windows 7 least of all. What do you expect when most new PC/laptop hardware comes with a forced install of the “latest” Windows, and in the current climate of continued fumbling around with the Windows UI, after 7’s fixing of the VISTA mess! 7 is the last of the keepers, the rest are going back in the drink to sink on down, and not even the bottom feeders will touch 8, and possibly 8’s replacement. Everybody hates what they are forced to accept with their new hardware, and especially when the new OS is going to make the user a product to be continuously be milked for more personal metrics, to monetize the “Free” to go along with the App Store and its 30% off of the top of the action.
Windows 8.1 is excellent to
Windows 8.1 is excellent to use on a touchscreen. Windows 7 is horrible!
You don’t know what you are typing on here.
So, those two Hololenses that
So, those two Hololenses that were headed to space were going onboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 that blew up yesterday. Might be a while now before we hear about any astronauts getting to play with them.