Director Barbara Anastacio brings us a zero-gravity portrait of astronaut Maurizio Cheli.<br /><br />Known for being the first non-native pilot to hold the status of mission specialist in a United States Space Shuttle mission and logging a massive 377 hours in space, here, Cheli invites the director inside his extraterrestrial abode, where he muses on feeling connected to the world at large by getting a little distance between him and humanity. Read more on NOWNESS - http://bit.ly/2h6cvKx<br /><br />___<br /><br />Subscribe to NOWNESS here: http://bit.ly/youtube-nowness<br /><br />Like NOWNESS on Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-nowness <br />Follow NOWNESS on Twitter: http://bit.ly/twitter-nowness<br />Daily exclusives for the culturally curious: http://bit.ly/nowness-com <br />Behind the scenes on Instagram: http://bit.ly/instagram-nowness <br />Curated stories on Tumblr: http://bit.ly/tumblr-nowness<br />Inspiration on Pinterest: http://bit.ly/pinterest-nowness <br />Staff Picks on Vimeo: http://bit.ly/vimeo-nowness<br />Subscribe on Dailymotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/nowness<br />Follow NOWNESS on Google+: http://bit.ly/google-nowness
