Ron Garan traveled farther than most humans ever will, but his most important journey was a change of mind. After spending nearly half a year in space, the NASA astronaut returned with a radical new understanding of our planet—and a warning about the dangerous myths humanity believes.
“From space,” Garan reveals, “you realize everything we call ‘the economy’ is just a story we tell ourselves—while we’re destroying the actual systems that make life possible.” The overview effect gave him crystal-clear vision: Earth’s thin atmosphere, interconnected ecosystems, and utter fragility.
Now dedicating his life to environmental solutions, Garan proves that space travel doesn’t just expand our knowledge of the universe—it can transform how we treat our own planet. His work providing clean water worldwide stems from one powerful truth: there is no “Planet B.”
