Mission and Impact

Whether at home or in classrooms, virtual learning tools and platforms increase access to information and resources – including virtual field trips. Thanks to NASA planetary data, Google offers a virtual walk on the Martian surface through Access Mars. Created with photos taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover, Access Mars gives users a guided tour along the robot’s path, including Curiosity’s landing site, its current location, and Martian landmarks.

From the cockpit to the classroom, the human brain tends to wander. Enter the Narbis smart glasses. Based on NASA algorithms aimed at using neurofeedback to train pilots to control their attention, a skill they could then use in flight, the lenses darken as the user’s brainwaves shift to the lower frequencies associated with distraction.