Oh, I didn't know Leonov had managed to draw in space! Thank you so much for the feedback.
And thanks for the links! Just read them; wow, his account of his space-walk, and the problems they had getting back to earth afterwards, and the FURTHER problems they had after landing 1500 km off course in Siberia, is terrific. I really appreciate you taking the time to find those links, and include them.
Oh, I didn't know Leonov had managed to draw in space! Thank you so much for the feedback.
And thanks for the links! Just read them; wow, his account of his space-walk, and the problems they had getting back to earth afterwards, and the FURTHER problems they had after landing 1500 km off course in Siberia, is terrific. I really appreciate you taking the time to find those links, and include them.
And more recently actor William Shatner went into space and came back a changed man having seen the Earth as a tiny island upon which the whole of human history has played out floating in the immense darkness of space. Would that every person could see their home from such perspective. Years ago I came across a short anonymous poem that captures this sense, which I’ve embellished:
If the Earth was only a few metres in diameter,
floating above a field somewhere,
people would come from everywhere to marvel at it.
Oh, I didn't know Leonov had managed to draw in space! Thank you so much for the feedback.
And thanks for the links! Just read them; wow, his account of his space-walk, and the problems they had getting back to earth afterwards, and the FURTHER problems they had after landing 1500 km off course in Siberia, is terrific. I really appreciate you taking the time to find those links, and include them.
And more recently actor William Shatner went into space and came back a changed man having seen the Earth as a tiny island upon which the whole of human history has played out floating in the immense darkness of space. Would that every person could see their home from such perspective. Years ago I came across a short anonymous poem that captures this sense, which I’ve embellished:
If the Earth was only a few metres in diameter,
floating above a field somewhere,
people would come from everywhere to marvel at it.
They would walk around it,
admiring the large and small pools,
and the water falling and flowing in between
In awe, they'd examine under their microscopes
the bumps and hollows,
the fascinating creatures on the surface,
and in the water, as well as the
amazing diversity of plant life,
birds and insects.
The patterns of clouds and storms
swirling in the thin blue haze surrounding it,
lit by lightning, resonant with thunder
and the sounds and scents of all life.
It would surely astound them.
The ball would be the greatest wonder known.
People would want to protect it...
because it was the only one.