{"id":19440,"date":"2016-03-04T18:42:16","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T10:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/microsofts-hololens-headset-wins-rave-review-from-astronaut-scott-kelly-after-year-in-space\/"},"modified":"2016-03-04T18:42:16","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T10:42:16","slug":"microsofts-hololens-headset-wins-rave-review-from-astronaut-scott-kelly-after-year-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/microsofts-hololens-headset-wins-rave-review-from-astronaut-scott-kelly-after-year-in-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft\u2019s HoloLens headset wins rave review from astronaut Scott Kelly after year in space"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_231711\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231711\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-231711\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/NASA2-2523489-1024x682-630x420.jpg\" alt=\"NASA astronaut Scott Kelly wearing a HoloLens headset on the International Space Station.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/NASA2-2523489-1024x682-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/NASA2-2523489-1024x682-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/NASA2-2523489-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-231711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Astronaut Scott Kelly wears a HoloLens headset on the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After his return from nearly a year in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly gave&nbsp;Microsoft\u2019s HoloLens headset a big thumbs-up for work on the International Space Station&nbsp;\u2013 and for shooting down aliens in his spare time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt worked great,\u201d he said today during a news briefing at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Texas. \u201cI was really surprised. We messed around with it for about two hours, and immediately I sensed this is a capability we could use right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The orbital test was part of Project Sidekick, a Microsoft-NASA collaboration to see how augmented-reality tools like HoloLens could facilitate operations on the space station. The HoloLens glasses can superimpose computer-generated graphics on the wearer\u2019s field of view, and show someone else what the wearer is looking at. Both functions were put to the test in orbit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt had some cameras on it, and we could also see a display that\u2019s in your field of view, The person on the ground could be drawing things in your field of view, and pointing to things, and I could be doing the same thing,\u201d Kelly explained.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Scott Kelly on Post-Space Soreness, Pool Jump\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M0UbqMja3Q4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For example, ground controllers could monitor Kelly\u2019s HoloLens view during a maintenance procedure. \u201cI could say, \u2018Hey, is this the bolt or connector you\u2019re talking about?\u2019 And the person [at Mission Control] could just write an arrow in your field of view,\u201d Kelly said.<\/p>\n<p>The glasses also make it possible to display a checklist off to the side of the frame, which could come in handy during a complex task. \u201cLooking through it, you can change the opacity of the procedure so it\u2019s right in front of your field of view,\u201d Kelly said.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t all work and no play for the astronauts. Kelly said he played RoboRaid, one of the games that Microsoft developed for the HoloLens, and didn\u2019t experience any of the disorientation or nausea that\u2019s sometimes associated with virtual-reality applications. The astronauts\u2019 main concern was fighting off the alien invaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has alien spaceships coming inside the space station, and there\u2019s these aliens attacking you,\u201d Kelly said of the game. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to shoot them with your finger. \u2026 It was kinda fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Microsoft HoloLens: RoboRaid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hf9qkURqtbM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kelly came back down to Earth on Tuesday after spending 340 days in space, which marks a U.S. record for continuous spaceflight. But the HoloLens headsets are still onboard and available for testing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe technology in general has great potential for applications, not only in space but of course on Earth as well.\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s briefing gave journalists their first good chance to ask about Kelly\u2019s record-setting experience. After landing in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, the 52-year-old veteran astronaut was whisked off to Norway, went through a battery of medical tests, and then flew via Newfoundland to Houston early Thursday. The first thing he did when he got back home was throw himself into his swimming pool.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe make do with not having a shower on board [the space station], and it\u2019s not like you feel dirty, but you definitely feel like you would like to jump in a pool. So I did,\u201d Kelly said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=705445187384770560&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2016%2Fmicrosofts-hololens-vr-headset-wins-rave-review-astronaut-scott-kelly-year-space%2F&amp;sessionId=88aaebf90d2c0306e81b241eb1a5f2f09fa3f6f0&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"705445187384770560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782804831020280627=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great to be back on #Earth. There&#8217;s no place like #home! Taking the plunge after my #Houston arrival. #YearInSpacehttps:\/\/t.co\/NhyLTbqcxS<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) March 3, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kelly said he added about an inch and a half to his height while he was on the space station. That\u2019s typical for long-term stays on the space station, where zero-G causes the vertebrae in a spaceflier\u2019s spine to space themselves out. Mark Kelly, Scott\u2019s twin and a retired astronaut himself, said it took only a day for his brother to be \u201csquished back to normal height.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the past year, Scott and Mark Kelly have undergone a wide range of medical tests&nbsp;\u2013 ranging from blood, urine and saliva samples to MRI scans, ultrasound readings and genetic analyses. NASA medical researcher John Charles said the Kellys would undergo nine more months of on-the-ground tests. \u201cWe\u2019ve got lots of other surprises to spring on Scott and Mark,\u201d he told journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Comparisons of the Kellys\u2019 medical status and genetic profiles are expected to provide insights into what would be required to keep astronauts healthy and productive during the even longer journeys to Mars and other deep-space destinations in the 2020s and 2030s. One of Kelly\u2019s Russian crewmates, Mikhail Kornienko, also spent 340 days in orbit and will be studied by researchers in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Although the medical findings will be kept confidential until the scientific studies are published, Kelly provided some personal observations on his year in space and its aftermath:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kelly\u2019s 340-day tour of duty was actually his second long-term stint on the space station. The first was a 159-day orbital visit in 2011. \u201cInitially, this time, coming out of the capsule, I felt better than I did last time,\u201d Kelly said. \u201cBut at some point those two lines have crossed, and my level of muscle soreness and fatigue is a lot higher than it was last time.\u201d He also said his skin felt surprisingly sensitive. \u201cIt\u2019s almost like a burning feeling wherever I sit or lie or walk.\u201d He said thick-soled running shoes are making his feet feel better.<\/li>\n<li>Kelly said he\u2019s not letting go of things and expecting them to float in the air, as some freshly returned astronauts have done. But he\u2019s become an even lousier basketball shooter. \u201cDefinitely throwing things, you tend to underestimate the effects of gravity,\u201d he said.<\/li>\n<li>Kelly had planned to have a slice of pizza as his first earthly treat, but as he was flying back home, a banana that was sitting out looked so good that he took a bite. It wasn\u2019t until he was halfway through the banana that he realized the irony: Before he left the space station, he received a gorilla suit as a gag gift from his brother and used it to play a prank on his crewmates.<\/li>\n<li>There was one big news story that held Kelly\u2019s attention while he was in space: the presidential campaign. Super Tuesday\u2019s outcome was one of the first things he asked about after he climbed out of the Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan. He declined to say what he thought of the results. \u201cAs a government employee, I\u2019m subject to the Hatch Act, so I can\u2019t say what I think,\u201d Kelly told reporters.<\/li>\n<li>Kelly said he missed his family while he was in orbit, but he wouldn\u2019t characterize it as \u201chaving the blues.\u201d And he repeated his view that he could have stayed in space much longer if there was a good reason to do so&nbsp;\u2013 like going to Mars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cI personally think, going to Mars, if it takes two years or two and a half years, that\u2019s doable,\u201d he said. \u201cCertainly for the first people that go there, that\u2019s going to be a big motivator, going first. \u2026 I think we know enough and I think we\u2019re close enough that if we made the choice, \u2018Hey, we\u2019re going to do this, we\u2019re going to set a goal, we\u2019re going to set a time\u2019 \u2026 yeah, I think we could do it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astronaut Scott Kelly wears a HoloLens headset on the International Space Station. 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