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March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 by Evan Gough

Want Artemis to Succeed? Virtual Reality Can Help

Artist's impression of astronauts on the lunar surface, as part of the Artemis Program. Can VR help prepare astronauts for their missions? Credit: NASA — Artist's impression of astronauts on the lunar surface, as part of the Artemis Program. Lunar explorers will need communication and navigation aids while on the surface, including a common time zone. Credit: NASA

Artemis astronauts are returning to the Moon, and they’ll be following in Apollo’s footsteps when they go. But things are different this time. Not only is technology far more advanced, but so is the way we think about technology and how we design it.

A new paper shows how two of modern technology’s offspring— virtual reality (VR) and user-centred design (UCD)—can be brought to bear on the Artemis Program.