Earth View from SpaceX Dragon Endurance | NASA's SpaceX Crew-7

Earth View from SpaceX Dragon Endurance | NASA's SpaceX Crew-7

This view of Earth was captured from a window on the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft as it approached the International Space Station. Pictured below is the Strait of Gibraltar that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, which separates the continents of Europe and Africa.

Aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft was NASA's SpaceX Crew-7: NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli (Commander), European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen of Denmark (Pilot), JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa of Japan (Mission Specialist) and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov of Russia (Mission Specialist).

"The overview effect is a cognitive shift in awareness reported by some astronauts during spaceflight, often while viewing the Earth from outer space. It is the experience of seeing first-hand the reality of the Earth in space, which is immediately understood to be a tiny, fragile ball of life, 'hanging in the void', shielded and nourished by a paper-thin atmosphere. The effect may also invoke a sense of transcendence and connection with humanity as a whole, from which national borders appear petty."

The term and concept were coined in 1987 by American author, Frank White, who explored the theme in his book The Overview Effect — Space Exploration and Human Evolution.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: Aug. 27, 2023

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