Expedition 66 Flight Engineers Kayla Barron and Raja Chari of NASA began a spacewalk to assemble and install modification kits required for upcoming solar array upgrades on the?International Space Station?at 8:12 a.m. EDT. Barron, designated extravehicular crew member 1 (EV1), is wearing a suit with red stripes. Chari, designated extravehicular crewmember 2 (EV 2), will wear …
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NASA TV is Live as Two Astronauts Prep for Station Spacewalk
NASA Television coverage of today’s spacewalk with NASA Flight Engineers Kayla Barron and Raja Chari now is underway and also is available on the NASA app, the Space Station blog and the agency’s website. The crew members of Expedition 66 are preparing to exit the?International Space Station‘s Quest airlock for a spacewalk expected to begin at approximately 8:05 …
Big XR News from VRARA, Niantic, Singulos Research, and HP
The Immerse Global Summit’s Metaverse 2.0 event saw an industry-wide gathering of some of the top global tech firms investing and developing the next steps in the Metaverse. The massive two-day event saw numerous talks, panel discussions, and big reveals in the market, and was joined by a week full of massive headlines driving content […]
MediView XR Raises $9.9m for TeleHealth Solution
Last week, MediView XR secured roughly $9.9 million in a round of funding, enabling the Cleavland-based- firm to enhance remote connectivity and spatial computing for its immersive surgical navigation platforms. Inside View Investments led the Series A funding round in a simple agreement for future equity (SAFE) financing proposal. MediView XR is searching for further […]
Acura Opens Integra Sales with Metaverse, NFTs
Luxury motor company Acura announced last week it would kick off the release of the 2023 Integra by joining the Metaverse with a virtual showroom and launching its first-ever non-fungible token (NFTs). The new Metaverse showroom Acura of Decentraland will debut on 22 March and allow people to view an immersive experience commemorating the Integra […]
Tripp CEO Discusses Partners Meta, Qualcomm, and Niantic
TRIPP, a popular health and wellness solution, began as a virtual reality (VR) app for Meta Quest and Playstation VR headsets, with an augmented reality (AR) port debuting on Nreal smart glasses in November last year. Recently, the firm has seen substantial growth, thanks to working with strong strategic partners such as Meta, Qualcomm, Pico […]
UploadVR Reviews Are Reaching Their Final Form (Hopefully)
We’re updating UploadVR’s reviews system (yes, we know, again).
Starting today, we’re moving to a completely unscored system with four categories: Essential, Recommended, Avoid, and unlabeled reviews.
More details on what this means right here:
VR Awards 2022 To Return To London This Year
The VR Awards will return to London as a live event this year.
More details here.
The XR Week Peek (2022.03.14): Niantic acquires 8th Wall, Magic Leap 2 previews are positive, and more!
Hello everyone from Austin, Texas! Here it’s being amazing for me: together with VRrOOm’s Maud Clavier we are going around
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Astronauts Go for Tuesday Spacewalk During CubeSat, Antigravity Suit Work
Two Expedition 66 astronauts are in final preparations today for Tuesday’s spacewalk after mission managers gave the final go early Monday. NASA TV will broadcast a live briefing today at 2 p.m. EDT with International Space Station managers discussing the upcoming spacewalk activities. The U.S. Quest airlock has been configured to host NASA Flight Engineers …