Tech article 2/23

                                 Astronauts pilot a jetpack using virtual reality
           
                               
                                                             

• Astronauts practice on board the piloting a jetpack with a chunky laptop strapped to their head.
• The laptop runs a virtual reality simulator through a VR headset.
• It's necessary for them to know how to pilot the jetpack since they are used to propel astronauts if their tether gets severed during a space walk.
• These jetpacks are called Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue or "SAFER."
• SAFERS are the backpacks that they wear near the space station in case they are in danger of getting lost in space.