'It's really wet': What water looks like in space 10th grade students from Fall River Nova Scotia wanted to know what happens when a saturated cloth is wrung out in space, and astronaut Chris Hadfield obliged Chris Hadfield, the commander at the International Space Station, wrings a wet towel. Chris Hadfield's new video - water in space It's really wet. No kidding Hadfield is like the ShamWow Guy, but in space POPULAR astronaut Chris Hadfield, who's built a cult following by posting videos from space, has shown the amazing effects of zero gravity on water. Hadfield, 53, is the commander of the International Space Station and is proving he knows the best way to spend his spare time. By doing science experiments. The moustachioed Hadfield has the eccentricity to channel ShamWow Guy Vince Offer and provides an infomercial-esque demonstration of a wet towel in space. The incredible video shows the unexpected flow of weightless water across his hands as he wrings the wet towel in front of the camera. "It's really wet," he says. No kidding. Something obviously doesn't feel right as he wrings out the towel, his face cringing. Hadfield recently took up his post on the ISS and has quickly amassed a cult following. He even has a fan in the Queen, who said of his appointment: "Our thoughts and best wishes are with him and the entire crew."