We are all living together
on this one tiny marble in space.
If we want to thrive and
survive here in the future,
we must learn to come
together, to collaborate,
to take on the biggest
challenges that face humanity.
I just wanted to share this incredible
perspective behind me.
I’m in the Canadian Embassy with the
background of the Capitol building.
And for me, it's inspirational because
it reminds me of the collaboration
that we have together as two countries,
as part of a larger collaboration
to take humanity back to the Moon
with our international partners
and eventually on to Mars.
We set big goals and we come together
to work on them as a team to create
innovative solutions for those problems.
I reflect on often the amazing opportunity
our crew will have as we leave
Earth in the Orion capsule
and fly out towards the Moon.
We're going to see the Earth get small
in the window, and eventually we’re
going to get far enough away to see
the entire blue marble of Earth
hanging in the vacuum of space.
That overview effect, as we often term it,
will have an enormous impact on all of us.
And I know that will be a profound
and beautiful experience for myself.
We'll fly out. We'll see the
Moon get big in the window.
But then, even as we are examining
the Moon, as we come around the far side,
the thing that will grab all of
our attention is the Earthrise,
the Earth rising up over
the edge of the Moon.
It will be a reminder that
we are all living together
on this one tiny marble in space.
If we want to thrive and
survive here in the future,
we must learn to come
together, to collaborate,
to take on the biggest
challenges that face humanity.
I'm often speaking with youth today,
and I recognize more and
more often that they are thinking
about the challenges of their
future and it worries them.
I have this great faith in humanity
that we can overcome these challenges.
The hardest part is not the
technology or the innovation.
The hardest part is getting
everyone to work together.
But we know it is possible.
And we have examples like the
International Space Station,
an extraordinary visible example
of how humanity can do
hard things together.
As we go forth to the
Moon and on to Mars,
we will continue to set that example
and to provide the inspiration
for our youth to lean in
to the big problems, to work together,
and to know that everyone on this planet
is of equal value and equal importance.
And those are the things that give me
tremendous hope for our future.