{"id":641979,"date":"2024-04-09T12:08:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T16:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=641979"},"modified":"2024-06-10T11:22:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T15:22:14","slug":"through-astronaut-eyes-virtual-reality-propels-gateway-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/through-astronaut-eyes-virtual-reality-propels-gateway-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Through Astronaut Eyes, Virtual Reality Propels Gateway Forward\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\"><div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\"><p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">2 min read<\/p><h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">Through Astronaut Eyes, Virtual Reality Propels Gateway Forward\u00a0\u00a0<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA Astronaut Raja Chari wearing a VR headset and holding VR controllers in both hands, immersed in training at the Virtual Reality Training Lab at NASA's Johnson Space Center.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour.jpg 6836w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA Astronaut Raja Chari explores Gateway in virtual reality at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. <\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Astronauts living aboard the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/gateway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gateway lunar space station<\/a> will be the first humans to make their home in deep space. To fine-tune the design of the next-generation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/artemis\/lunar-gateway-science-payloads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">science<\/a> lab, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/glenn\/a-powerhouse-in-deep-space-gateways-power-and-propulsion-element\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">solar-powered<\/a> spaceship, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/artemis\/gateway-halo-a-deep-space-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">home-away-from home<\/a> for international teams of astronauts, NASA calls on the likes of Raja Chari and Nicole Mann, experienced astronauts who know a thing or two about living and working on a space station.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commanders of the SpaceX <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/crew_3_mission_overview_0.pdf?emrc=28301b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crew-3<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/spacex-crew-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crew-5<\/a> missions to the International Space Station, respectively, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/raja-chari\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chari<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/nicole-a-mann\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mann<\/a> recently brought their long-duration mission experience to bear when they strapped into virtual reality (VR) headsets to tour Gateway, humanity\u2019s first space station to orbit the Moon.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-nicole-mann-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1875\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-nicole-mann-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px.png?w=1875\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann wearing a VR headset, with an image of the virtual reality simulation she is experiencing displayed next to her. The simulation shows the interior of Gateway.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-nicole-mann-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px.png 1875w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-nicole-mann-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px.png?resize=300,125 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-nicole-mann-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px.png?resize=768,320 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-nicole-mann-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px.png?resize=1024,427 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-nicole-mann-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px.png?resize=1536,640 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-nicole-mann-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px.png?resize=400,167 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-nicole-mann-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px.png?resize=600,250 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-nicole-mann-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px.png?resize=900,375 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-nicole-mann-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px.png?resize=1200,500 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann exploring Gateway’s HALO module. <\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>During VR testing, astronauts engage in a variety of tasks that they expect to encounter in their day-to-day life on Gateway during real Artemis missions, including performing science experiments, retrieving supplies, and preparing warm meals. By combining VR models with real-world astronaut experience, NASA designers can make tweaks to Gateway\u2019s interior design for a safer and comfier space station.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1875\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px-1.png?w=1875\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA Astronaut Raja Chari wearing a VR headset and holding VR controllers in both hands, with an image of the virtual reality simulation he is experiencing displayed next to him. The simulation shows the interior of Gateway, as Chari navigates through the virtual environment during a testing session at NASA's Johnson Space Center's Virtual Reality Training Lab.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px-1.png 1875w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px-1.png?resize=300,125 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px-1.png?resize=768,320 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px-1.png?resize=1024,427 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px-1.png?resize=1536,640 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px-1.png?resize=400,167 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px-1.png?resize=600,250 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px-1.png?resize=900,375 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-nasas-raja-chari-takes-a-virtual-reality-tour-600-x-300-px-1.png?resize=1200,500 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Gateway is poised to revolutionize deep space exploration at the Moon and beyond as a testbed for next-generation technology and new science to better understand the impact of space on humans. This space station is a critical component of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/artemis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Artemis campaign<\/a> to return humans to the lunar surface for scientific discovery and pave the way for the first human missions to Mars. <\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1875\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-3.png?w=1875\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA Astronaut Raja Chari wearing a VR headset and holding VR controllers in both hands, with an image of the virtual reality simulation he is experiencing displayed next to him. The simulation shows the interior of Gateway, as Chari navigates through the virtual environment during a testing session at NASA's Johnson Space Center's Virtual Reality Training Lab.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-3.png 1875w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-3.png?resize=300,125 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-3.png?resize=768,320 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-3.png?resize=1024,427 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-3.png?resize=1536,640 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-3.png?resize=400,167 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-3.png?resize=600,250 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-3.png?resize=900,375 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exploring-gateway-3.png?resize=1200,500 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-8 padding-bottom-8 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" id=\"image-carousel-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot-2024-04-05-133732.png?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot-2024-04-05-133732.png 1292w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot-2024-04-05-133732.png?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot-2024-04-05-133732.png?resize=768,510 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot-2024-04-05-133732.png?resize=1024,680 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot-2024-04-05-133732.png?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot-2024-04-05-133732.png?resize=600,398 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot-2024-04-05-133732.png?resize=900,598 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot-2024-04-05-133732.png?resize=1200,797 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann explores Gateway in virtual reality at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.  <\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot-2024-04-05-125444.png?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann wearing a VR headset and holding VR controllers in both hands, immersed in training at the Virtual Reality Training Lab at NASA's Johnson Space Center.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.02); 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