314 pgs, 1998, AIAA
ISBN 978-1563472602

Using interviews with and writings by numerous astronauts and cosmonauts, the writer shows how experiences such as circling the Earth and viewing it from the moon have profoundly affected our space travelers' perceptions of themselves, their world and their future. He also shows how the rest of us have psychologically benefited from these adventures.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. The Overview Effect
2. The New Civilizations
3. Experiences of the Astronauts and Cosmonauts