JamesStep wrote:

... I remember reading years ago that NASA experimented
with magnetic and/or velcro footwear in Skylab (or perhaps
it was on the "vomit comet" aircraft) and found that while
it sounds good in theory, it just didn't work very well.

The "floor" in Skylab was a sort of triangular grid, and the
astronauts had shoes designed to lock into it. It was a
nice try, considering there was no prior experience with
weightless living in such a large volume or for such a long
duration. As you say, it sounded like a good idea at the time,
but in the end it didn't work very well. It was difficult for
the astronauts to lock into the grid with no weight to hold
them down. As soon as they pressed against the grid, they
would inadvertently shove off. They gave up on the fancy
footwear; they learned to work without it.

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Ted Hall