The #BackHome Experience in Space

There is a great deal of interest from national space agencies to go to the Moon and Mars. ESA wants to go to the Moon and establish a village there. NASA wants to go to Mars. Astronauts and Cosmonauts from all over the world are already living aboard the ISS. What can they do in their free time? It can’t be all about reading books or game play on computers. Think of new sports or games that could take into account the low gravity (e.g. a space lacrosse game, extreme basketball). What about real or virtual experiences involving the Apollo 11 landing site on the Moon? Or following the paths of Sojourner, Spirit or Curiosity on Mars using a form of cross-country skiing? Think of new ways for to astronauts to use their free time. To present your results develop an app that makes use of virtual reality tools.

Team #BackHome is focused on solving human issues on long term journeys in space, in particular #JourneyToMars. We propose experiences mediated by functional Vitual Reality solutions in space, extending the goal of NASA’s current demands and research + astronaut testimonial on VR on space missions: psysical and psychological factors.

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- Google Cardboard

- Android SDK

- Cura, Stl model taken from Thingiverse