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Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Erisa Hines of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, try out the Microsoft HoloLens mixed-reality headset during a preview of "Destination: Mars" at Kennedy Space Center visitor complex in Florida.

October 10, 2018

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, right, and Erisa Hines of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, try out the Microsoft HoloLens mixed-reality headset during a preview of "Destination: Mars" at Kennedy Space Center visitor complex in Florida. Based on OnSight, a tool created by JPL, "Destination: Mars" enabled guests to experience Mars with holographic versions of Aldrin and Hines as guides.

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