![]() In this case, Peake was performing several experiments designed by the Academy to demonstrate basic elements of physics to students. “It is used, like a piece of graph paper, as a reference – both for camera angles and also for our own analysis.” “It is a piece of fabric hung up inside the International Space Station,” Allan told USA TODAY in an email. The post mentions chroma keying, a special effects tool that allows video editors to replace the background of footage shot in front of a solid-color background like a green screen.īut the grid backdrop is not a chroma key background as the post suggests, according to Sophie Allan, head of learning and teaching at the United Kingdom’s National Space Academy. In the first few seconds of the video, a large screen showing astronaut Tim Peake in front of a blue and white grid is visible in the background. Bush’s 2016 visit to the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The video footage used in the post is real, taken during former President George H.W. Grid backdrop used to conduct experiments in space There is no evidence the footage of Peake or other astronauts aboard the International Space Station is computer-generated. The blue and white grid backdrop is a scientific tool used to conduct experiments on the International Space Center, not a chroma key background. The post garnered more than 1,000 likes in two weeks.įollow us on Facebook! Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunks Our rating: False "NASA astroNOT Tim Peake caught on camera in front of a chroma key background to fake being on the ISS," reads the text underneath the video. AP The claim: Video of astronaut in front of grid background is proof space isn’t realĪ May 5 Instagram post ( direct link, archived link) features a video clip showing an astronaut conducting experiments in front of a blue and white grid background. ![]()
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