About
How do we galvanize public and private support for space exploration, an arena that can seem inaccessible to most people?
Our mission is to make space exploration more relatable and accessible by bringing it down to Earth. We aim to humanize space, making it personal and possible for everyone. Through immersive physical, virtual and augmented experiences, we created holodeck-like simulations that bring the experiences of space to life by stimulating the senses.
Status
Past
Category
Research and science, Media and public outreach, Learning and education
Environment
Earth, LEO, MEO, GEO, Moon and Mars, Beyond solar system
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Key accomplishments
- Developed the Planetary Visor, an immersive tool for visualizing Martian terrain with geologic and geographic context, using spectroscopic data from an orbiting satellite. Learn more: “Visualizing Planetary Spectroscopy through Immersive On-site Rendering”
- Created the JMARS AR Viewer smartphone app, building on the open-source JMARS software, enabling users to project planetary terrains from Mars, Mercury, Earth and the moon into their physical environment. Read more:
- Developed a prototype smell engine using data from ASU student designed and constructed payloads that included instrumentation to capture elements of the senses in space. The Virtual Reality Smell Engine links mathematically-generated olfactory cues with virtual, visual, auditory and haptic senses.
- Opened the Mars Mobile Habitat, a real-life model showcasing where future Mars miners will live and work. Featuring bunks, a mini kitchen, research stations and educational exhibits, the habitat offers an immersive experience of Martian life.
- The Mars Mobile Habitat was featured in KJZZ’s coverage, New ASU Exhibit Explores What It Would Be Like To Live On Mars.
- PhD student Lauren Gold received the Grand Prize at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2022 for her research on JMARS XR, presented at the AGU Student Visualization Research competition.
Publications
News
Interplanetary Initiative pilot project researcher presents at American Geophysical Union Conference
December 14, 2022 | Robert LiKamWa
ASU doctoral student Lauren Gold won AGU’s Student Visualization Research grand prize for her JMARS XR project.
Interplanetary has empowered me (an AME student) to collaborate with experts from planetary science disciplines, which in turn increases the impact that our JMARS XR technology could have.
Team
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