Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, crewmembers of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test mission, performed a host of research activities and other roles aboard the International Space Station. Wilmore and Williams give the microgravity laboratory a complement of nine people working through daily tasks. On Monday, Wilmore and Williams reviewed the procedures for using the …
Robotic Arm Releases Cygnus From Station
At 7:01 a.m. EDT, the S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft was released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm which earlier detached Cygnus from the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station’s Unity module. At the time of release, the station was flying about 260 miles over the South Atlantic Ocean. The Cygnus …
Cygnus Space Freighter Readying Departure From Station Live on NASA TV
Live coverage of the departure of the S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station is underway on NASA+, NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the NASA app, with its release from the robotic arm scheduled for 7 a.m. EDT. Coverage will conclude following departure from station. …
Liminal Space-Themed Creepy Walking Simulator Experience ‘The Exit 8 VR’ is Out Now on the Meta Quest Platform
Do you consider yourself to be a perceptive person? Are you good at spotting changes, abnormalities, and unusual details in your surroundings? When something feels…
‘Destiny 2’ Comes to ‘Rec Room’ in Exciting New Crossover
Today, Rec Room kicks off a collaboration with Bungie called Destiny 2: Guardian Gauntlet. Visit the Tower, meticulously recreated as a Rec Room social hub….
Rebel Girls Build the Future in Collaboration with Reality Labs
In collaboration with Reality Labs, Rebel Girls will publish Rebel Girls Build the Future on November 5. The book celebrates 18 women in STEAM who…
XR All-Stars: Leaders Name the Industry’s Biggest Challenges
As part of our inaugural XR All-Stars series, we asked a host of XR Leaders to name their thoughts on the industry’s biggest challenges. Below is a snapshot of some of their answers. You can view their complete answers to these questions and more in XR All-Stars or click a leader’s name to view their […]
XR Today Launches XR All-Stars
XR Today is excited to kick off the XR All-Stars initiative, a new series designed to highlight and celebrate the top contributors, innovators, and influencers in the XR industry. XR All-Stars is part of XR Today’s community effort, aimed at building a buzzing, engaged community that boosts expert voices, encourages peer discussions, and shares essential […]
Meta Release Cross-Platform XR Framework, for Quest, iOS, Windows, Linux
This week, following a series of moves towards building an open developer framework for its Quest headset portfolio, Meta announced “Ocean,” a new open-source, cross-platform framework for creating computer vision and mixed/augmented reality applications. Post by @metaopensource View on Threads Notably, Meta is launching Ocean as an interoperable framework which supports applications across […]