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"Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded in 2004 by Richard Branson,
promotes its flights as offering:
A Brand New Perspective: Deepen your connection to Earth and to humanity
with the transformational experience known as the Overview Effect.
First discussed in 1987 by space philosopher Frank White, the Overview Effect
is a result of viewing Earth from space.
Expressions of the effect range broadly. Astronauts might experience profound
awe and wonder at the perception of Earth as a fragile living being. Some
suffer crushing grief when considering the harm humans inflict on nature.
While Virgin Galactic promotes access to the Overview Effect as a major
drawcard, it is a terrible irony that space tourism is enormously damaging for
the environment."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics