When astronauts look down on the Earth from space, they see a world with no borders to separate us or prevent us from uniting to solve the problems facing humanity.

At Kennedy Space Center, while attending the STS-135 NASATweetup I asked people what they thought they would see if they looked down on the Earth from space, and how that would change their perspective on life here on our planet. Most everyone I spoke with said that looking down on Earth the first thing they would notice is the lack of boundaries between nations. They wonder how we would view our problems if we knew there weren’t any borders between us. Others were inspired into careers in technology and science.

Those of us old enough to remember the Apollo program were inspired by seeing humans walking on another world. The first ever view of the whole globe in space as seen from the Moon on Apollo VIII has made all of us realize how fragile our home world really is. Education was another common thread. Many of the NASATweetup attendees were educators who specialized in math and science; subjects that will help us maintain our technological edge and our leadership in space.

Many NASATweetup attendees are involved in volunteer work for a wide range of causes. They work to raise awareness and help find solutions to many of the problems we face today. Space has inspired more than a few of us to become advocates for ongoing space exploration and discovery. We share our enthusiasm with our friends and neighbors with sidewalk telescope parties and petitions to restore research monies to the Federal budget. We go into classrooms and volunteer to teach the next generation about the Universe we live in.

The human spaceflight program has inspired all of the NASATweetup attendees to view our planet as more than just the place where we live. They understand that Earth is our only home and we need to protect it for future generations. this project will collect stories from individuals who have been inspired by the space program to do good works here on earth; to make our fragile oasis a better place.

We are collecting your stories about how space inspired YOU to do good works here on Earth. Let us know how YOU are making our fragile oasis a better place.

Follow this project on Fragile Oasis

 

Fragile Oasis One from David Parmet on Vimeo.

Interview with @cariann

Fragile Oasis Two from David Parmet on Vimeo.

Interview with @pillownaut

Fragile Oasis Three from David Parmet on Vimeo.

interview with @romeoch and @camilla_sdo

 

More to follow….