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Having enjoyed an illustrious career that has cemented Colonel Ron GaranтАЩs place as one of the worldтАЩs most influential individuals, the iconic father of three is a decorated NASA Astronaut, Fighter Pilot, and Test Pilot, Humanitarian and Social Entrepreneur.
As part of a select group of individuals who have been fortunate enough to see the world from space, Ron Garan champions his тАШOrbital PerspectiveтАЩ message to improve life on earth. Ron is celebrated not just for his research in space, but for his humanitarian contribution to life on earth.
Ron Garon has spent 178 days in space and has traveled more than 71 million miles in 2,842 orbits of our planet. He flew on both the US Space Shuttle and Russian Soyuz spacecraft where he has accomplished four spacewalks. Ron also spent 18 days at the bottom of the ocean during a research mission held in the worldтАЩs only undersea research lab, Aquarius.
Later, Ron Garon was assigned to the US Agency for International Development, leading the Unity Node project. Their task was to develop a universal, open-source platform, enabling humanitarian organizations to work towards mutual goals. In 2007 Ron founded Manna Energy Ltd. Created with the goal of leveraging the Carbon Market to finance humanitarian projects, Manna Energy Ltd is the first organization in the world to register a United Nations Clean Development Mechanism carbon credit program for water treatment.
From representing Manna Energy Ltd as one of ten global innovators in the field of water purification during the inaugural Launch Water Forum to his role as advisor to the Social Business movement, Ron Garan continues to work towards a cleaner, safer and more peaceful planet. Ron GaronтАЩs breakthrough book The Orbital Perspective тАУ Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture from a Journey of 71 Million Miles, is published by Berrett-Koehler.
