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Why Space Exploration Needs to be a Religious Endeavor

Cometan February 27, 2020

Imagine you are aboard the ship of Christopher Columbus sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, fixed on reaching the shores of India, yet mystified by the discovery of a land you had never seen before. Imagine you are one of the architects of the Florence cathedral, your vision for one of Italy’s great houses of God being completed before your very eyes. Finally, imagine you are Galileo; you are facing the might of the Catholic Church for your claims of support for the scientific works of Copernicus and you would sacrifice your own freedom for the facts regarding our place in the universe to be revealed to the world.

The Overview Effect and the International Astronautical Congress: A First-Person Account

Frank White February 26, 2020

The Overview Effect is an experience of astronauts and other space travelers when they see the Earth from space and in space. Frank White presented this paper at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in October of 2019

Comments on Receiving an Award From the New York Space Alliance

Frank White July 26, 2019

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

Space Center Houston Talk: The Astronaut’s Secret

Frank White July 26, 2019

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

The Lunar Declaration

Rick Tumlinson July 19, 2019

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

The Overview Effect as a Tool for Transformation and Action

Erin Bonilla July 18, 2019

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),

We are Cosma: Some reflections on the Cosma Hypothesis

Govert Derix March 18, 2019

by Govert Derix If there is one concept that for the last two and a half millennia was of great importance to the self-consciousness of

The Hope of Opportunity

2211world March 12, 2019

When she landed on Mars in 2004, Opportunity and her sister rover Spirit were planned to explore for 90 days or so. Spirit lasted 7

What the Overview Effect Shows About Global Economic Ethics

Rutherford Johnson August 30, 2018

What the Overview Effect Shows About Global Economic Ethics Rutherford Card. Johnson, PhD, FPRS Adapted from: Rutherford Card. Johnson. “The Psychology of the Overview Effect

The power of art from space

Sarah Cruddas August 30, 2018

When we think of space exploration, what comes to mind for many is science. Science and technology and making new discoveries. All of these things

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