<figure class="image"><figcaption><span class="caption"><span  synonyms="Virtual|Digital" class="synonym">Digital</span> <span  synonyms="Space|Area|House" class="synonym">Area</span> tourism startup <span  synonyms="Space|Area|House" class="synonym">Area</span> VR has signed a launch <span  synonyms="agreement|settlement" class="synonym">settlement</span> with NanoRacks to <span  synonyms="send|ship" class="synonym">ship</span> the world’s first <span  synonyms="virtual|digital" class="synonym">digital</span> <span  synonyms="reality|actuality" class="synonym">actuality</span> <span  synonyms="camera|digital camera|digicam" class="synonym">digicam</span> <span  synonyms="satellite|satellite tv for pc" class="synonym">satellite tv for pc</span> into <span  synonyms="space|area|house" class="synonym">area</span> in 2017.</span><span class="credit">PHOTO: SPACEVR</span></figcaption></figure><div class="article-body"><p><span  synonyms="Virtual|Digital" class="synonym">Digital</span> <span  synonyms="space|area|house" class="synonym">area</span> tourism startup SpaceVR has signed a launch <span  synonyms="agreement|settlement" class="synonym">settlement</span> with NanoRacks to <span  synonyms="send|ship" class="synonym">ship</span> the world’s first <span  synonyms="virtual|digital" class="synonym">digital</span> <span  synonyms="reality|actuality" class="synonym">actuality</span> <span  synonyms="camera|digital camera|digicam" class="synonym">digicam</span> <span  synonyms="satellite|satellite tv for pc" class="synonym">satellite tv for pc</span> into <span  synonyms="space|area|house" class="synonym">area</span> in 2017. The Overview 1 <span  synonyms="satellite|satellite tv for pc" class="synonym">satellite tv for pc</span> will <span  synonyms="reach|attain" class="synonym">attain</span> the <span  synonyms="International|Worldwide" class="synonym">Worldwide</span> <span  synonyms="Space|Area|House" class="synonym">Area</span> Station (ISS) aboard the SpaceX CRS-12 Mission, the startup <span  synonyms="announced|introduced" class="synonym">introduced</span> Monday.</p><p>From the <span  synonyms="space|area|house" class="synonym">area</span> station, <span  synonyms="it will be|it is going to be|will probably be|it will likely be" class="synonym">it will likely be</span> deployed into Low Earth Orbit <span  synonyms="using|utilizing" class="synonym">utilizing</span> the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer. NanoRacks runs the <span  synonyms="commercial|business|industrial" class="synonym">business</span> laboratory aboard the <span  synonyms="space|area|house" class="synonym">area</span> station and has been working with SpaceVR since 2015. <span  synonyms="Space|Area|House" class="synonym">Area</span> VR <span  synonyms="will have|may have|could have|can have" class="synonym">can have</span> full <span  synonyms="control|management" class="synonym">management</span> of the <span  synonyms="satellite|satellite tv for pc" class="synonym">satellite tv for pc</span> <span  synonyms="once|as soon as" class="synonym">as soon as</span> it leaves the ISS.</p><p>“My dream, <span  synonyms="when I|once I|after I" class="synonym">after I</span> first had <span  synonyms="this idea|this concept" class="synonym">this concept</span> at a hackathon 1.5 years <span  synonyms="ago|in the past" class="synonym">in the past</span>, was to launch a VR <span  synonyms="satellite|satellite tv for pc" class="synonym">satellite tv for pc</span> with NanoRacks. It <span  synonyms="seemed|appeared" class="synonym">appeared</span> <span  synonyms="crazy|loopy" class="synonym">loopy</span> and borderline unachievable. Now <span  synonyms="we are|we're" class="synonym">we're</span> signed, paid, and <span  synonyms="moving|shifting|transferring" class="synonym">transferring</span> <span  synonyms="towards|in the direction of|in direction of" class="synonym">in direction of</span> <span  synonyms="something|one thing" class="synonym">one thing</span> exponentially <span  synonyms="more|extra" class="synonym">extra</span> borderline unachievable,” founder and CEO of SpaceVR Ryan Holmes <span  synonyms="said|stated|mentioned" class="synonym">stated</span> <a href="http://www.spacevr.co/press-release/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">in a statement</a>.</p><p>Overview 1 <span  synonyms="will be|shall be|might be|will probably be|can be|will likely be" class="synonym">will likely be</span> <span  synonyms="equipped|outfitted|geared up" class="synonym">outfitted</span> with 4K sensors <span  synonyms="helping|serving to" class="synonym">serving to</span> it <span  synonyms="capture|seize" class="synonym">seize</span> <span  synonyms="high|excessive" class="synonym">excessive</span> <span  synonyms="resolution|decision" class="synonym">decision</span>, <span  synonyms="fully|absolutely|totally" class="synonym">totally</span> immersive, 360-degree <span  synonyms="videos|movies" class="synonym">movies</span> of what <span  synonyms="happens|occurs" class="synonym">occurs</span> on Earth. The <span  synonyms="content|content material" class="synonym">content material</span> <span  synonyms="will be|shall be|might be|will probably be|can be|will likely be" class="synonym">will likely be</span> <span  synonyms="available|out there|obtainable|accessible" class="synonym">out there</span> for viewing on all <span  synonyms="virtual|digital" class="synonym">digital</span> <span  synonyms="reality|actuality" class="synonym">actuality</span> platforms from smartphones to the Oculus Rift and the StarVR.</p><p>“<span  synonyms="We are|We're" class="synonym">We're</span> delighted that <span  synonyms="yet another|yet one more|one more" class="synonym">one more</span> <span  synonyms="innovative|revolutionary|progressive|modern" class="synonym">revolutionary</span> <span  synonyms="space|area|house" class="synonym">area</span> <span  synonyms="company|firm" class="synonym">firm</span> has chosen NanoRacks <span  synonyms="to realize|to understand|to comprehend|to appreciate" class="synonym">to appreciate</span> their in-space <span  synonyms="dreams|goals|desires" class="synonym">goals</span>. SpaceVR <span  synonyms="promises|guarantees" class="synonym">guarantees</span> to open <span  synonyms="a new|a brand new" class="synonym">a brand new</span> <span  synonyms="era|period" class="synonym">period</span> in connecting <span  synonyms="consumers|shoppers|customers" class="synonym">customers</span> worldwide to <span  synonyms="the beauty of|the great thing about|the fantastic thing about" class="synonym">the fantastic thing about</span> outer <span  synonyms="space|area|house" class="synonym">area</span> and <span  synonyms="we are|we're" class="synonym">we're</span> <span  synonyms="ready to|able to" class="synonym">able to</span> be <span  synonyms="part of|a part of" class="synonym">a part of</span> that effort,” NanoRacks CEO Jeffrey Manber <span  synonyms="said|stated|mentioned" class="synonym">stated</span>.</p><p>In 2015, SpaceVR <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/8/12404062/space-vr-virtual-reality-satellite-iss-spacex-2017-launch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">reportedly</a> <span  synonyms="planned|deliberate" class="synonym">deliberate</span> on sending a 12-camera rig to the ISS which <span  synonyms="could|might|may" class="synonym">may</span> shoot 3D, 360-degree footage. <span  synonyms="But|However" class="synonym">However</span>, the startup’s Kickstarter <span  synonyms="page|web page" class="synonym">web page</span> failed <span  synonyms="to reach|to succeed in|to achieve" class="synonym">to succeed in</span> its $500,000 <span  synonyms="goal|objective|aim|purpose" class="synonym">aim</span> and the plan was cancelled in <span  synonyms="about a|a few|a couple of" class="synonym">a few</span> month.</p><p><span  synonyms="But|However" class="synonym">However</span>, in April this <span  synonyms="year|yr|12 months" class="synonym">yr</span>, <span  synonyms="the company|the corporate" class="synonym">the corporate</span> <span  synonyms="received|acquired|obtained" class="synonym">obtained</span> an <span  synonyms="invest
ment|funding" class="synonym">funding</span> of <span  synonyms="nearly|almost|practically" class="synonym">almost</span> $1.25 million which it used to fund this new <span  synonyms="project|venture|challenge|undertaking|mission" class="synonym">undertaking</span>.</p></div>