
Astronaut Training Enters a New Dimension with PaleBlue and ESA
In this blog, we explore PaleBlue’s transformative collaboration with the European Space Agency where VR/XR is redefining how astronauts prepare for space exploration.
Keep trainees fully immersed and engaged with an unmatched level of realism. VR training and simulation with Varjo puts people in the right frame of mind the moment they enter the simulation environment, replicating the exact feeling and conditions of real life and providing the most natural and fully immersive training simulation ever experienced.
Simulate anything with Varjo
“The benefits of using immersive technologies for fighter pilots come across numerous realms, from cost savings to environmental impacts to safety.” Chris Metel - Prepar3D Engineering Program Manager, Lockheed MartinRead case study
Read case study“Varjo is the best headset for high fidelity mixed reality applications with a large customer base in military.”
Ilkka Ruuskanen - Product Manager at Patria
Read case study“Our ultimate goal is to expand VR usage into every area where it can effectively support astronaut activities.”
Florian Saling - XR Software Engineer, European Space Agency
Read case study“Students transitioned seamlessly from simulator training to actual flying and significantly outperformed expectations on their initial flights.”
Lt. Col. Gregor Virant - Chief of Strategic Events and Policy at SAF
Read case study"We definitely learned a lot from the Varjo team. From the beginning, it felt very natural to work with them."
Javier Diaz, Visual Engineer, Entrol
Read case study“Varjo aligned perfectly with our objectives.”
Zsolt Koltai - Project Manager for Innovation Management, AXIS Flight Simulation
Discover diverse applications of virtual and mixed reality training, all aimed at helping professionals to practice their craft, prepare for threats, push boundaries, and make history in an environment that is safe.
Unmatched features for synthetic training
Get ready for the most natural blending of real and virtual elements ever experienced in an immersive training environment. Varjo XR-4 series video pass-through and high-resolution LiDAR sensors enable accurate room, object, body and hand occlusion with real-world objects in real time.
Varjo XR-4 series perfectly mixes real and virtual content. Users can fully interact with a physical panel, HOTAS or crew member to replicate real training scenarios with incredible true-to-life accuracy, eliminating negative training.
Varjo XR-4 Series provides the highest resolution (up to 51 ppd) experienced in an immersive simulation and training environment. Users can read displays, controls, text, symbols and distant objects in perfect clarity in mixed reality.
Varjo headsets are ergonomically designed to be lightweight with a zero-gravity head band for maximum comfort – perfectly fitting any head shape and size. Combined automatic interpupillary distance (IPD) adjustment, and active cooling, they enable a comfortable experience even for extended XR/VR sessions without any simulator sickness.
Varjo’s mixed and virtual reality headsets are fully compatible with a rapidly expanding collection of the most widely used 3D platforms and software. We support Unity™, Unreal Engine™, OpenXR 1.0 and hundreds of other industrial VR training and simulation software, including Lockheed Martin Prepar3d™, VBS BlueIG™ and FlightSafety Vital™.
Training and Simulation / September 17, 2025
In this blog, we explore PaleBlue’s transformative collaboration with the European Space Agency where VR/XR is redefining how astronauts prepare for space exploration.
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Dive into the raw data demonstrating the effectiveness of XR Flight Simulators and their potential to eventually replace the traditional “dome” simulator.
Training and Simulation / July 30, 2025
Step inside the ultimate XR fighter jet simulator from Dogfight Boss that blends real cockpit hardware with the Varjo XR-4.
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