Astronaut Mark Vande Hei studies using acoustics to manipulate objects remotely and without physical contact.
iss066e136658 (Feb. 7, 2022) — NASA astronaut and Expedition 66 Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei conducts research operations for the Ultrasonic Tweezers study using acoustics to manipulate objects remotely and without physical contact. Vande Hei was assisting ESA (European Space Agency) Flight Engineer Matthias Maurer (out of frame) during the experiment that explores using ultrasonics to trap and isolate objects to study samples and avoid contamination on planetary surfaces.