Thomas with Grasp experiment

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet setting up the Grasp experiment, 29 April 2021.

Thomas shared this image on his social media channels with the caption: "This is neither a space throne, nor a medieval torture device, but the ESA/CNES Grasp experiment to understand how humans adapt their hand-eye coordination in space. Scientists think we use gravity to judge how much to extend our arm to grab an object (for example), and us being in space is a great way to find out! We use a VR headset to simulate tasks and the equipment monitors movement and timing for researchers on Earth to look at and take conclusions."

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