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NASA uses AR to train astronauts
Augmented reality shows users a view of the real world supplemented with sound, music, graphics, or data. Now the same technology that brings Pokémon GO to life is helping scientists prepare for space exploration. Here to explain is Matthew Clausen, creative director in the operations lab at NASA’s jet propulsion laboratory.
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