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In the foreground, there is a white glove that hovers inside a clear vacuum chamber. In the background, slightly out of focus, there is a light-skinned man with short, dark hair who is wearing clear protective glasses as his arm maneuvers the glove from outside the chamber. Behind the man is a blurry view of fluorescent lighting on the ceiling of a brightly-lit room.

Astronaut Glove Challenge (2009)

Astronaut Glove Challenge (2009) – An advanced astronaut glove prototype is tested in a vacuum chamber at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Its wearer, Peter Homer, won the challenge in both 2007 and 2009, amassing a cumulative prize of $450,000.

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