SpaceVR Wants to Make Virtual Reality Movies From an Astronaut’s Perspective

The panoramic video recorder, called the Overview One, will consist of 12 GoPro cameras modified for use in outer space, where extreme temperature and lack of air and oxygen could easily break the devices, that will tape for 2 hours at a time.

What does it feel like to circle around the Earth? Most people will never know. Since the dawn of history, only 533 people have ever had the chance to reach the Earth’s orbit, and space travel isn’t about to become affordable anytime soon. 

Now a startup is launching a Kickstarter campaign to enable the general public to experience the next best thing: plugging themselves into a virtual simulation of a flight in orbit.

SpaceVR’s plan is simple: launch a 360 degree camera into orbit, press record, and edit the footage into a virtual reality sequence available for consumption on available VR gear.

The panoramic video recorder, called the Overview One, will consist of 12 GoPro cameras modified for use in outer space, where extreme temperature and lack of air and oxygen could easily break the devices, that will tape for two hours at a time, according to Wired.

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