Get dizzy in zero gravity with Space Station's 360-degree Facebook feature

You're basically an astronaut now!
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Space tourism isn't affordable yet, but that doesn't mean you can't catch a glimpse of what it's like to be aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

On Thursday afternoon, NASA posted a 360-degree Facebook feature captured on the ISS, allowing the user to twist and turn from a fixed vantage point in the ISS. Click through the image below to get the full experience.

While not a totally immersive experience, the feature gives the viewer a pretty good idea of how cramped things are on the ISS and how astronauts have to deal with the economy of space, figuring out how to stash equipment in a Tetris-expert fashion.


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The view in the feature is a little outdated, as the person with the camera perched in the window, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, returned from her mission aboard the ISS a year ago. 

Still, it's a fun experience to tide space fans over until NASA gives us a 360-degree video or VR experience or even a lifetime pass aboard the station itself. 

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Marcus Gilmer

Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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