White originally coined the term “Overview Effect” over thirty years ago to describe the profound shift in cognitive awareness that most space travelers experience when they see the Earth from orbit and understand from direct experience that we as humans live on a “natural spaceship” quickly moving through space. In this book, White uses interviews with astronauts and a careful look at space exploration to argue that further space travel and settlement are important to the evolution of the human race and consciousness. The third edition features ten new interviews with astronauts, space advocates and NewSpace entrepreneurs. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)