What’s it like to see our planet from above?
Four seasoned astronauts recall that most unique experience.
To see the planet as a single orb in the expanse of space can change the way you feel about your life, our species, and our place in the universe.
It’s an experience currently reserved for the fortunate few who carry the torch of humanity into space.
Helen Sharman, Daniel Tani, Michael Barratt and Jean-Francois Clervoy recall that moment when they first set eyes on our blue planet from above.
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I learn’t that a space suit is very hot and heavy. In Space, a space suit has to be worn in order to breathe properly.
The International Space Station orbits the Earth. It also has solar panels which conduct the Sun’s heat and creates electricity.
Also, asteroids have shot up into the sky, hit the Earth and parts of the Earth have chipped off. The chipped off part have landed on the Moon.