This astronaut could take you to the edge of space and back in a balloon
 

This astronaut could take you to the edge of space and back in a balloon
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Former NASA astronaut Ron Garan is joining the private spaceflight company World View, which promises to bring people on a gentle ride to the edge of space aboard a huge balloon, as its chief pilot.*

Garan will fly the first World View mission high above the Earth, allowing passengers to see the planet below them and the black sky above.*

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"I left NASA about two-and-a-half years ago, and I left for really one reason. That was to share the perspective that we have of our planet from space and to do that full-time," Garan told Mashable in an interview.*"I truly believe that perspective has profound implications for how we tackle the problems we face, how we deal with each other, politics, for every aspect of human life." Read more...


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