The Overview Effect

[vamysteryfan]

I went to a very interesting lecture at Air and Space yesterday. Four panelists discussed the shift in viewpoints going into space causes but how hard it is to share that experience. Two were astronauts and two were philosophers. One astronaut talked about the impact of returning to gravity. How do we get anything done? A common thought is how very thin the atmosphere is. All four agreed we live on a spaceship, we just don't realize it. They talked about how shocking that first look out the window is. All four are proponents of commercial space flight, so more people might experience it someday.

They showed a video. One thing that surprised me was seeing how fast they book it around the earth. At 92 minutes a circuit, they are really moving.

Here is the link. Take a look.

Http://www.video.com/55073825