Get the biggest daily news stories by email Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailIt’s something that only a few people have been lucky enough to experience, but seeing Earth from space could ‘change the world’, according to Virgin Galactic. Speaking at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC this week, Mike Moses, President of Virgin Galactic, explained the benefits of the so-called ‘overview effect.’This is the idea that seeing Earth from above can change the way you think about the planet. According to space.com , Mr Moses said: “The more people that see the Earth from above, the more change you can make on Earth. Richard Branson , founder of Virgin Galactic has said he expects commercial flights on board the firm’s SpaceShipTwo to begin in mid-2019. However, you'd better start saving if you fancy heading to space.

Source: Daily Mirror February 11, 2019 11:42 UTC