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The Benefits of Virtual Presence in Space (VPS) to Deep Space MissionsUnderstanding our place in the Universe is one of mankind's greatest scientific and technological challenges and achievements. The invention of the telescope, the Copernican Revolution, the development of Newtonian mechanics, and the Space Age exploration of our solar system; provided us with a deeper understanding of our place in the Universe; based on better observations and models. As we approach the end of the first decade of the new millennium, the same quest, to understand our place in the Universe, remains a great challenge. New technologies will enable us to construct and interact with a "Virtual Universe" based on remote and in situ observations of other worlds. As we continue the exploration that began in the last century, we will experience a "Virtual Presence in Space (VPS)" in this century. This paper describes VPS technology, the mechanisms for VPS product distribution and display, the benefits of this technology, and future plans. Deep space mission stereo observations and frames from stereo High Definition Television (HDTV) mission animations are used to illustrate the effectiveness of VPS technology.
Document ID
20070018088
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
De Jong, Eric M.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
McGuffie, Barbara A
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Levoe, Steven R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Suzuki, Shigeru
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Gorjian, Zareh
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Leung, Chris
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Cordell, Christopher
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Loaiza, Frank
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Baldwin, Robert
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Craig, Jason
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Kuramura, Koji
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Stetson, Michael
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
June 12, 2006
Subject Category
Space Sciences (General)
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA 9th International Conference on Spacecraft Operations (SpaceOps)
Location: Rome
Country: Italy
Start Date: June 19, 2006
End Date: June 24, 2006
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
deep space missions
Virtual Presence in Space (VPS)
communication technology

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