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NASA is considering using the popular benchmarking tool CapFrameX to measure the frame rate of its new cockpit simulator systems. These hand-built systems are designed to emulate the latest supersonic ...

METECS will provide simulation and software services for space-based vehicle models. Credit: Michael Barad/Timothy Sandstrom/NASA/Ames HOUSTON—NASA has selected Houston-based MacLean Engineering & ...

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The sandbox portion of the Crew Health and Performance Analog, where research volunteers participate in simulated walks on the surface of Mars. Credit: NASA HOUSTON—NASA has selected four crewmembers ...

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NASA has begun the approval process to use CapFrameX, a popular benchmarking tool based on Intel’s PresentMon, for measuring FPS performance in its advanced flight simulator cockpit video systems.