Comments on Receiving an Award From the New York Space Alliance
By Frank White Note: On July 19, 2019, Frank White was honored to receive an award from the New York Space Alliance (NYSA) as part of their celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. The gathering was co-organized by NYSA partner Google Cloud for Startups, in collaboration with NOVUS, NASA, and […]
Space Center Houston Talk: The Astronaut’s Secret
By Frank White Note: On June 12, 2019, Frank White was honored to give a talk at Space Center Houston, the visitor’s gateway to NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC). He wants to thank NASA and the Space Center for this opportunity. The Overview Effect is a message from the universe to humanity: it was communicated […]
The Lunar Declaration
I first drafted this in 1998 as during the lead up to the 1999 30th anniversary of Apollo. It is in the back of the book Return to the Moon of essays and papers I edited in 2004 to inform then President Bush’s plan to take us back to the Moon. It still fits today, […]
The Overview Effect as a Tool for Transformation and Action
When looking back at Earth from space, astronauts have the potential to experience a phenomenon called the overview effect. As described by Frank White (2014), the overview effect produces a “cognitive shift in awareness…” and “often transforms astronauts’ perspective on the planet and humanity’s place in the universe.” This paper explores whether this type of […]
