Microsoft Points will send to the ISS HoloLens

Today NASA in conjunction with Microsoft опубликовали press release on the joint cooperation. The new project will be named Sidekick and is directed to the use of commercial technologies that can help astronauts in their work in orbit. In accordance with the project next Sunday Rocket SpaceX Dragon cargo among other things deliver to the International Space Station and a set of glasses augmented reality Microsoft HoloLens, which the company calls "wearable holographic computer».

Before the flight into space set points HoloLens engineering team managed to test in a special plane in which astronauts prepare for weightlessness before flying into space - the testing process is shown in the video title of this post. Points proved to be a good side.

HoloLens astronauts will use in two modes. The first one is called "Remote Expert» (Remote Expert Mode), which is a holographic screen Skype, which will be projected into the field of view of an astronaut. In this window, he could see how the guidance of experts from the Earth to implement any action, and the assistant he can see what happens to the ISS "eyes" of the astronaut. The second mode of operation HoloLens be called "procedural» (Procedure Mode). In this mode, the astronaut will see "animated holographic image" objects with which he needs to interact. According to the plan NASA this mode will significantly reduce the time of training management equipment at the station.

Immediately after delivery points on the ISS will be used by astronauts in the test mode to check their work in conditions of prolonged weightlessness. Their actual use of agency plans to launch later this year.

Microsoft presented HoloLens points at the presentation of Windows 10 in January this year. They are not just glasses of augmented reality - a device projecting into space the virtual objects that you can interact through gestures or voice commands. The journalist had tried to work HoloLens himself said about them in an enthusiastic manner. Points Microsoft interested NASA and also work with them on the ISS, is going to use them in training missions to Mars.

View job HoloLens possible in the video below:



Source: geektimes.ru/post/252560/