The Overview Effect isn’t typically compared to being at “a funeral.”
: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder", to describing his experience with the Overview Effect while flying aboard a Blue Origin New Shepard rocket in suborbital space.
His description is thoroughly surprising as it is one of grief and sadness over conditions on Earth, instead of the connectedness and inner calm described by other astronauts.Shatner flew to suborbital space aboard one of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rockets— you can watch a video of the entire mission below.
Shatner, who broke the record for the oldest person to fly to space during his flight, continues, writing that "my trip to space was supposed to be a celebration; instead, it felt like a funeral. It was among the strongest feelings of grief I have ever encountered. The contrast between the vicious coldness of space and the warm nurturing of Earth below filled me with overwhelming sadness.
"Everything I had thought was wrong," Shatner adds, "everything I had expected to see was wrong. I had a different experience, because I discovered that the beauty isn't out there, it's down here, with all of us. Leaving that behind made my connection to our tiny planet even more profound.
Shatner has spoken before about the profound impact of his Blue Origin launch into space. Earlier this year,
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