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It is a bit like standing on the shore of the Ocean, but we have a familiarity with the ocean that allows us to mentally scale the size of it. We have globes, maps arial shots of the earth etc. With space the scope is so immense that we cannot scale it per practical reference. It feels like fiction, which is one of the reasons I find it so alluring.I had a fellowship lined up with NASA during my senior year of high school. And then Challenger blew up and NASA cancelled their fellowship program, amongst many other programs. I ended up joining the circus instead. Huh.
NASA's loss was the circus' gain.