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Easy enough to see this is some guy. But what's going on in the photo? So you know, the picture has not been flipped upside down.

Hint: This is serious work (you can tell by the coveralls) but also a heckuva lot of fun.

See a description of what the heck is going on and the full image below …

This guy and two others are floating in side an airplane on a zero-g trip, testing their made-for-space 3-D printer that's designed to print out parts for spacecraft. In multiple flights, they actually printed a simple wrench — the first tool ever printed partly in zero-g.

What a cool job!

Made in Space team members with their 3-D printer hang on during a zero-g test flight. (Image credit: Made in Space)

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Robert Roy Britt
Robert Roy Britt

Robert is an independent health and science journalist and writer based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is a former editor-in-chief of Live Science with over 20 years of experience as a reporter and editor. He has worked on websites such as Space.com and Tom's Guide, and is a contributor on Medium, covering how we age and how to optimize the mind and body through time. He has a journalism degree from Humboldt State University in California.