An astronaut can't believe this VR space game is so good

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An astronaut who traveled to the Moon in 1972 was blown away when he repeated the trip in virtual reality, so it's a pretty safe bet that VR has gotten incredibly realistic.

Astronaut Charlie Duke strapped on an Oculus Rift headset last year and launched on a virtual Moon mission for the "Apollo 11 VR Experience" — an educational experience that just won the award for Best Interactive Story at the 2016 Vision Summit.

"That's fantastic. Wow," Duke said. "That's really something!"

Here's how his journey went.

The VR experience takes you through the Apollo 11 mission that landed on the Moon in 1969, which Neil Armstrong proclaimed was "one small step for mankind."

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Charlie Duke was the guy talking to the astronauts at the time, telling Armstrong after landing: "We copy you on the ground. You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We're breathing again."

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Instead of talking to Armstrong this time, he’ll be looking through his eyes after his Oculus headset is on.

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