About Astronaut Ron Garan
Col. Ron Garan (USAF ret.), author of The Orbital
Perspective: Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture from a Journey of
71 Million Miles, is a decorated fighter pilot, astronaut,
aquanaut, and entrepreneur. He has logged 178 days in space and 71
million miles in orbit. He is the founder of the nonprofit social
enterprise incubator Manna Energy Foundation and has worked with
the US Agency for International Development. Col. Garan is also
the founder of Fragile Oasis (FragileOasis.org), an effort to use
the orbital perspective to inspire positive social and
environmental action.
For more information, view Astronaut Ron Garan's Web site.