Can virtual reality recreate the overview effect? I took a $50 trip to space to find out.

Grist
By Kate YoderJun 28, 2022, 10:45 am259 pts
The International Space Station hovered before me against a black, starry sky. Looking down, I couldn’t see my feet at all, just the curved, blue shape of the Earth. I was only a few minutes into my tentative spacewalk when I was interrupted by a flash of red text across my screen: A staff member was trying…

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Can virtual reality recreate the overview effect? I took a $50 trip to space to find out.

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