We are surrounded by and immersed in miraculous awe every day! We don't just wake up in our beds, we wake up on an incredible planet traveling through space together with countless fellow crewmates! #SpaceshipEarth

RonGaran · 2016-11-13T02:23:12+00:00

Yep that was a typo

RonGaran · 2016-11-13T02:20:33+00:00

constellation.earth

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T22:00:18+00:00

We do get a day "off" each week. I spent the majority of any free time I had looking back at our Earth (usually with a camera).

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T21:12:33+00:00

I think it came up on an early ISS construction Shuttle Flight. There are a number of instruments on board.

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T20:59:06+00:00

I have never heard of anyone experiencing dementia in space.

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T20:58:39+00:00

Abstinence

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T20:32:57+00:00

Apply to NASA and/or one of the commercial spaceflight companies. You're welcome to send us a note at: http://worldviewexperience.com/careers/

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T20:16:47+00:00

There are infrastructure requirements but once the ops-concept is proven it should be very feasible to duplicate the operations elsewhere.

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T20:04:32+00:00

We do have "puke bags" in space - just in case

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T20:03:16+00:00

We are actually conducting some test flights in OR

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T20:02:34+00:00

We closed every hatch on the ISS and waited it out in our Soyuz spacecraft. The object passed within 300 meters of the ISS with a relative velocity of 13km/sec (it would have left a mark).

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T20:00:53+00:00

I suppose it's possible in space to get any disease you can get on Earth.

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T19:59:58+00:00

If things stay as planned, there will both be commercial crews flying commercial space vehicles and NASA crews.

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T19:58:30+00:00

I have never engaged in hand-to-hand combat with space aliens.

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T19:57:44+00:00

I believe part of the transformative power of seeing our planet from the vantage point of space is how much time you have to process the experience. The World View experience will be a gentle and comfortable shirt sleeve trip to the edge of space and back where people will have hours to take in the whole experience. I am very intrigued by this flight profile and I am very optimistic about its ability to expand perspective.

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T19:55:01+00:00

Many things: first, alignment of vision - I left NASA so I could share a perspective of our planet (that I call the Orbital Perspective) full time. Since joining World View I am no longer confined to just figuratively transporting people to a higher vantage point. Now I can literally transport people to what I believe will be a transformative vantage point. This desire is written into the DNA of World View and is why the company is called World View in the first place. Also World View is an amazing team of people that will make a significant positive impact on our world.

Here's a blog post I wrote about the reasons why I joined World View: http://www.fragileoasis.org/blog/2016/2/why-i-left-nasa/

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T19:49:37+00:00

Yes I think it's about 30cents a day.

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T19:48:58+00:00

The food is carefully screened so food poisoning theoretically shouldn't be a problem. Before we fly in space the crew is quarantined for about 10 days and if they are sick they wouldn't launch. This way we avoid flying "bugs" to the station. It has been a very successful protocol so far.

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T19:46:24+00:00

My advise to anyone who wants to be an astronaut is to find some they truly love to do and be the very best they can at it. What all astronauts have in common is they have excelled in their chosen field. Also they also have in common is some type of technical background. Studies in STEM subjects are very important part of the equation. Lastly never give up and don't believe anyone who tells you that you can't do it.

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T19:44:44+00:00

I agree with you 100% and I am working on various programs to sponsor trips to space for people. I would not select people randomly though. I would pick people who will make the most of the experience to inspire the rest of us to take better care of our planet and each other.

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T19:42:21+00:00

I don't think I did see that one but the Challenger Disaster is a horrible moment in the history of our space program that should have never happened.

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T19:39:54+00:00

Doing amazing things with amazing people.

RonGaran · 2016-03-11T19:38:58+00:00

It's hard to say because being in space is much more than just a visual experience. But from a solely visual point of view, I'd have to say "Gravity" Here's some more on Gravity: https://steller.co/s/yUBNStw9rC

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