via Wikimedia CommonsScience & Tech / NewsScience & Tech / NewsCalling all non-billionaires: you can explore space virtuallyTour the International Space Station and float around the universe from the comfort of your own home!ShareLink copied ✔️September 1, 2021September 1, 2021Text Felicity Martin If you had a scheduling conflict that meant you couldn’t ride on Jeff Bezos’ penis rocket, fear not. The space tourism industry is currently taking off, with recent examples being Virgin Galactic’s $450k-per-seat option, and Space Perspective’s $125k offering (which includes company away days and weddings). If you don’t have that sort of money to burn, though, there’s a new and completely free way to explore space. An upcoming series from TIME called Space Explorers: The ISS Experience, is giving us normies a close-up of what it’s like to visit the International Space Station. The project, which is in collaboration with NASA, is an immersive VR production using custom-built cameras designed to operate in zero-gravity. With over 200 hours of filmed footage from the astronauts capturing their lives in space, the series gives audiences an inside look into a faraway perspective of Earth. The series will feature real-life astronauts including David Saint-Jacques, Anne McClain, Nick Hague, Christina H. Koch, Jessica U. Meir, Luca Parmitano, Hazza Al Mansouri, and Andrew “Drew” Morgan, who are all currently stationed on the ISS, giving an insight into their daily lives. The third and fourth episode of Space Explorers takes viewers on an immersive experience on what it’s like to float around in space. The episodes are set to drop later this year and will be available as a fully immersive VR experience on the Oculus Store to use on headsets and mobiles, and will be screened in select domes and planetariums. Elsewhere in recent space news, astronomers discovered a new class of water-covered exoplanets that could be hosting life, scientists found that Saturn has a ‘fuzzy’, jiggly core, NASA is testing a 3D moon dust printer that could build roads and homes on the Moon, and – good news! – Asteroid Bennu is more likely to crash into Earth than previously thought. Watch the trailer for Space Explorers: The ISS Experience: Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingIlia Malinin breaks the ice – and his silenceHe does things on a skating rink that were once thought impossible. But the ‘Quad God’s’ setback at this year’s Winter Olympics brought new fire and energy to a skater seen by many as the greatest of all time Life & CultureArt & PhotographyVisceral photos that capture the unease of femininityArt & PhotographyDressing for a ball: Dazed serves football couture for summerMusic‘Korn is the cement of my being’: Portraits of metal fans in Mexico CityArt & PhotographyThese intimate portraits examine India’s influencer cultureBeautyThe hairy politics of on-screen pubesFilm & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaMusicAll 21 of Drake’s albums, rankedEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy