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