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In reply to the discussion: What the Astronaut saw. [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)6. ''As I looked down, I saw a large river meandering slowly along for miles...''
View from Gemini IX: Peru-Brazil, Amazon Basin, Ucayali River System
"As I looked down, I saw a large river meandering slowly along for miles, passing from one country to another without stopping. I also saw huge forests, extending along several borders. And I watched the extent of one ocean touch the shores of separate continents. Two words leaped to mind as I looked down on all this: commonality and interdependence. We are one world." --John-David Bartoe, astronaut Shuttle Mission STS 51-F
"As I looked down, I saw a large river meandering slowly along for miles, passing from one country to another without stopping. I also saw huge forests, extending along several borders. And I watched the extent of one ocean touch the shores of separate continents. Two words leaped to mind as I looked down on all this: commonality and interdependence. We are one world." --John-David Bartoe, astronaut Shuttle Mission STS 51-F
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I can't quite make out the border between France and Germany or the US and Canada
pampango
Nov 2015
#1
"commonality and interdependence. We are one world." Excellent. I like to think that liberals
pampango
Nov 2015
#15
Really? I learned in elementary school that France is green and Germany is pink
struggle4progress
Nov 2015
#23
"I see Earth. It is so beautiful!" — Yuri A. Gagarin, first words in space, 12 April 1961
Octafish
Nov 2015
#8
Thanks for the beautiful image which I have adopted as my PC desktop background.
John1956PA
Nov 2015
#4
Thanks for the link to the archived images from the early NASA space missions.
John1956PA
Nov 2015
#16
there's a lot of these orgs in SoCal--Manly P Hall decided to synthesize as many occult traditions
MisterP
Nov 2015
#13
''Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality...''
Octafish
Nov 2015
#100
''I was surrounded by stars...I also felt an incredible sense of responsibility.'' -- Alexei Leonov
Octafish
Nov 2015
#96
I wonder from up there if they could hear the drums of war. They are beating very loudly
sabrina 1
Nov 2015
#32
Carl Sagan in hifiguy's COSMOS video downthread: energy usage is a sign of intelligent life.
Octafish
Nov 2015
#99
I do not believe that Ben Carson could even wrap his head around this concept.
Tipperary
Nov 2015
#36
You know many "pilots" UFO claims have been debunked correct? Even your hero....
Logical
Nov 2015
#56
Still nothing to say about UFO related aircraft disappearances and crashes, Logical.
Octafish
Nov 2015
#69
One of my favorite scenes in the series "From The Earth To The Moon"....
Spitfire of ATJ
Nov 2015
#72
is it the book "earthrise" or another where some of the astronauts talk about a change in
niyad
Nov 2015
#84
I've had my disagreements with you on other issues, Octafish, but that was a great quote.
Tommy_Carcetti
Nov 2015
#94