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The Overview 01/24
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The Overview 01/24

As we begin another year and another orbit around the Sun, we at S4H are inspired by the words of Scottish Poet, John Burnside. He spoke of “… a privileged sense of belonging.” That is exactly how we feel as part of the crew of spaceship Earth, “privileged.” We experience this through our Citizen Astronauts and their adventures in space. We experience it even more profoundly when their spaceflight and the LCDI we collaborate with them on, shape their actions in the society around them, fostering a sense of belonging here on Earth.

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Humans of Our Planet: Dr. Alan Stern
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Humans of Our Planet: Dr. Alan Stern

This month, our special guest is Dr. Alan Stern, a renowned NASA scientist and the principal investigator of the New Horizons mission.

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The Overview 12/23
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The Overview 12/23

2024 is upon us already and with a new year, it is only human to have some new year's resolutions. One of ours is to continue to push the boundaries of how we communicate with our amazing community of future Citizen Astronauts. So, to get an early start, we're launching, "The Overview," our monthly newsletter that is the easiest way for you to keep up-to-date with our organization, programs, and current and upcoming Citizen Astronauts.

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Vision Circle goes Virgin Galactic!
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Vision Circle goes Virgin Galactic!

What a Vision Circle gathering we just enjoyed! Thank you to all our members in attendance for Virgin Galactic’s Galactic 05 mission and spaceflight!

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Humans of Our Planet: Virgin Galactic’s Christopher Huie
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Humans of Our Planet: Virgin Galactic’s Christopher Huie

We are thrilled to have our next guest on our Instagram Live Series, Humans of Our Planet: Christopher Huie, a Virgin Galactic astronaut who recently flew to space on the VSS Unity. Christopher will join our Executive Director Rachel Lyons for a candid conversation about his spaceflight experience, the Overview Effect, and what it means to go, “to space for Earth!”

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