Underwater VR for astronaut training

Astronauts train for extravehicular activity in swimming pools. Currently, very large and deep pools are needed for effective training. This ESA Discovery programme study aims to reduce the need for such large pools by combining diving goggles with a virtual reality headset and to use the university's small pool (40 cubic metres) to simulate a space environment. Besides constructing water-tight VR headsets, the study will develop crucial tracking systems to determine position and orientation in space.

Find out more about how ESA is exploring extended reality for space here.