ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is seated in a specialized chair for the GRIP human research experiment.
iss065e358682 (Sept. 8, 2021) — Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) is seated in a specialized chair set up inside the International Space Station’s Columbus laboratory module for the GRIP human research experiment. By observing how astronauts grip objects and move their arms in microgravity, the experiment may lead to insights for the design and control of spacecraft interfaces of future human missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.