The International Space Station is like a six-room house that circles the Earth, about 400 kilometers high. At that distance, the perception of life changes suddenly. Astronauts call it “the perspective effect.” When observing the fragile blue ball floating in space, they feel an immeasurable brotherly bond with the rest of human beings. Michael López-Alegría, born in Madrid 63 years ago and raised in the United States, experienced that chilling connection with humanity on four trips to space between 1995 and 2007. On March 30, he will begin his fifth journey, but this time it will be very different. .
