It is called the 'Overview Effect' and is not uncommon among astronauts, including Yuri Gagarin, Michael Collins, Sally Ride, and many others. Writing in his new autobiography 'Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder', he added: "My trip to space was supposed to be a celebration instead, it felt like a funeral. The 'Boston Legal' star went on to compare the feeling of being in space to being "at a funeral" and said that he was experiencing a common feeling known as the "Overview Effect". things that took five billion years to evolve, and suddenly we will never see them again because of the interference of mankind. "Every day, we are confronted with the knowledge of further destruction of Earth at our hands: the extinction of animal species, of flora and fauna.
"The contrast between the vicious coldness of space and the warm nurturing of Earth below filled me with overwhelming sadness," the 91-year-old went on divulging.A It was among the strongest feelings of grief I have ever encountered."
Leaving that behind made my connection to our tiny planet even more profound. "I discovered that the beauty isn't out there, it's down here, with all of us. He said: "I had thought that going into space would be the ultimate catharsis of that connection I had been looking for between all living things-that being up there would be the next beautiful step to understanding the harmony of the universe. The actor, who is known for his starring role as Captain Kirk in the 'Star Trek' franchise, became the oldest person ever to reach space when he blasted off on Jeff Bezos's New Shepard NS-18 rocket in October 2021 but has revealed that the experience wasn't as "beautiful" as he thought it was going to be, reports.
Hollywood star William Shatner felt a sense of "grief" when he went up to space.
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