NASA Astronaut Terry W. Virts Uses a Laptop as a Virtual Reality Display Onboard the International Space Station

NASA astronaut Terry W. Virts recently posted a photo to his Twitter account showing him using a laptop as a virtual reality display to train in the use of the Simplified Aid For EVA Rescue (SAFER) jet pack. Astronauts use the SAFER during spacewalks to prevent them from floating away from the International Space Station.

“SAFER” virtual reality simulator- the jet pack we can use to get back to ISS if we floated away during a spacewalk. pic.twitter.com/Fp2tiwzpqj

— Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) February 18, 2015

photo via Terry W. Virts

via Prosthetic Knowledge