Throughout  the twentieth century, spaceflight evolved into a symbol of human ingenuity,  synonymous with humanity’s heroic ability to push boundaries and overcome  geographical, technological, scientific, mental, physical or biological  limitations again and again. Astronauts became the elite, the chosen  exemplars of the human spirit, deemed worthy to operate humanity’s most  advanced machinery, the vessel that carries humanity’s best, the vanguard of  our species, on their journey to meet humanity’s future. The mission is  demanding, the responsibility immense, and the price — staggering; efficiency  is paramount, time is money, and time in space is very expensive. “Nothing in  Space” is a performance art piece for the camera. For it, astronaut Eytan  Stibbe halted all his routine activities for thirty minutes, during which he  did not close his eyes, speak or otherwise communicate, read, write, eat,  drink or engage in any other activity. He made no voluntary movements. He  embodied, in his very being, the antithesis of his purpose, being without  doing.