02.22.08
Dan Tani’s unique view of the world
Dan Tani is an astronaut serving as a flight engineer on the International Space Station, where he has conducted four space walks. He lives with his wife and two children in Houston. Tani’s mother was recently killed in road accident– a train struck her car at a crossing gate in Lombard, Illinois. At that time he was in space so unfortunately he could not attend his own mothers funeral. He is traveling over 200 miles above the Earth, and going 17,500 miles an hour. When he looks towards earth he is stunned by the intense colors; he believes in optimism. He wishes that everyone could see the world from his perspective; he believes that more people would be optimistic about our future.