Houston, we have a podcast.

Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center,

episode 107, The Overview Effect.

I'm Gary Jordan and I'll be your host today.

If you're new to the show, we bring in the experts

to talk about all the cool parts about human spaceflight. But if you're a regular

listener of the show, you probably have a strong interest in human spaceflight. Maybe

you've dreamed of becoming an astronaut.

Maybe you're like me, and you've actually had dreams of floating in space.

But it can be hard to imagine looking down at the whole Earth from space.

Even astronauts and cosmonauts, the only humans who can fully appreciate the view, sometimes

have difficulty communicating the impact that it can have on you.

Space philosopher and author Frank White coined the term The Overview Effect in a book of the same name published in 1987.

The Overview Effect can create powerful shifts in the way you think about Earth and life.

The words beautiful and fragile are often used

by astronauts describing the experience. So today we sit down with Mr. White to talk about

this phenomenon and about his interviews with the dozens of astronauts that helped

him understand and communicate this overview effect. Enjoy. T-Mineus by 2nd.

T-minus T-N County.

Mark.

Now, Lonsky Mid-Life, sir, the red light circuit, the red. And here she goes. Frank, thank you so much for joining me today to talk about.

Isn't we have a podcast?

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