Andrew Feustel was NASA’s Chief Astronaut. Three spaceflights, six spacewalks, 226 days aboard the ISS. I spent about an hour with him on camera and the bit that stayed with me most was when he tried to describe what actually happens to your perception when you see Earth from that distance. He was very precise about it. Not poetic in the expected way, more clinical, which made it land harder.
He also talked about the psychological preparation, what failure looks like at that level, and how the experience of being in space changes how you think about ordinary decisions back on Earth.
Full conversation: https://youtube.com/watch?v=voS6LWpgQ1g&si=Rdn9pyPxK258kJSc
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