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iss065e050324 (5/21/2021) --- European Space Agency astronaut (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet performing the Illusion activity in the Columbus module aboard the International space Station (ISS). The Illusion activity aims to perform close-up magic tricks (illusions) specific for the microgravity environment aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The mechanism of the illusion is explained on video, and used to introduce the solids mechanics and central nervous system (CNS) challenges in microgravity, as well as for a neuroscience research program conducted by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) of France.
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May 21, 2021
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