SpaceX Sending Civilians To Space? Microsoft And US Army Teaming Up For AR Headsets? | Episode 6

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SpaceX Sending Civilians To Space?

It's Safe To Say The Civilian Astronauts Who Will Fly To Space On A SpaceX Crew Dragon Are Really, Really Excited For Their Upcoming Trip Around Earth.

Inspiration4 — An All-civilian Mission #SpaceX Is Slated To Launch No Earlier Than Sept. 15, Will Be The First Fully Private Crewed Orbital Mission In History. On Tuesday (March 30), The Mission Announced The Last Two Recruits For The Four-person Flight.

Us Army Using Ar For Real-life Missions?

Microsoft Announced That It Has Received A Contract To Outfit The United States Army With Tens Of Thousands Of Augmented Reality Headsets Based On The Company’s Hololens Tech. This Contract Could Be Worth As Much As $21.88 Billion Over 10 Years, The Company Says.

Microsoft Will Be Fulfilling An Order For 120,000 Ar Headsets For The Army Based On Their Integrated Visual Augmentation System (Ivas) Design. The Modified Design Upgrades The Capabilities Of The Hololens 2 For The Needs Of Soldiers In The Field.

Microsoft Gets Contract Worth Up To $22 Billion To Outfit Us Army With 120,000 Ar Headsets:

https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/31/microsoft-wins-contract-worth-up-to-22-billion-to-outfit-u-s-army-with-120000-ar-headsets/

Inspiration4's Civilian Space Crew Is Overwhelmed With Joy About Launching On A SpaceX Rocket This Year:

https://www.space.com/SpaceX-inspiration4-astronaut-crew-excited