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Life & fun · April 28, 2022

SpaceInBrowser

Travel space in your browser

SpaceInBrowser launched on April 28, 2022 with 76 votes, #507 of 2,974 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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What it does

SIB brings virtual space travel to your browser in 3D format. The Beta Version 1.0 includes dynamic interactions with Earth, Moon, and Mars, visiting space stations, checking Apollo missions, listening to real audio, live streams, and many more.

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