VentureBeat November 2, 2023
XRHealth, a healthcare spatial computing platform, will send a VR headset and mental health apps into space to treat astronauts at the International Space Station.
XR Health and an HTC Vive VR headset will be used for the first time ever at the ISS. An HTC virtual reality headset will be sent to space to treat astronauts for mental health conditions during their next space mission targeted for launch on November 5.
XRHealth partnered with Nord-Space Aps and HTC VIVE to configure the Vive Focus 3 headset to be compatible with the microgravity conditions of space.
While on a space mission, astronauts live in isolation and in non-stimulating and highly stressful environments that could potentially lead to mental health conditions....