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Spinoff story
Apollo 11 History Archive Helps Virtual Reality Program Come to Life
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
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Overview
So much NASA data is available online that Waterford, Ireland-based Immersive VR Education was able to recreate the first moon landing as a highly realistic and rich virtual reality experience. NASA Headquarters maintains a vast trove of images, design plans, data, and more, with the Lunar Surface Journal among its most popular records. The company’s Apollo 11 VR, an app which lets users experience Apollo 11 from takeoff to the lunar surface and back to Earth reentry, has sold more than 40,000 copies.