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Lessons in seeing the big picture from a journey of 71 million miles, ron garan draws not only on his time in space from which the book, and the central premise take their name but on all the partnerships, and international collaborations that were needed to get him there. Garans unique resume grants him a distinctive orbital perspective, perfectly geared toward addressing the worlds most pressing issues. Ron garan astronaut keynote speaker social entepreneur. Astronaut ron garan takes a higher view in the orbital. The orbital perspective lessons in seeing the big picture from a journey of 71 million miles by astronaut ron garan author muhammad yunus author of introduction, etc. This book is a call to action for each of us to care for the most important space station of all. Lessons in seeing the big picture from a journey of 71 million miles audiobook by ron garan. Lessons in seeing the big picture from a journey of 71 million miles ron garan.
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