NASA Releases 3-D iOS App

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has built a 3-D iOS app using augmented reality that animates its robotic spacecraft.

The Spacecraft 3D app uses the Apple device’s camera to overlay information on the device’s main screen, guiding users to print an augmented reality target onto a sheet of paper. Users can point their device at the paper and select a spacecraft which will project onto the paper.

Kevin Hussey, manager of visualization technology at JPL. explains: “Let’s say you want to get an idea what our Curiosity Mars rover is all about.
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