'Holy shite, what am I seeing out here?': 7 astronauts reveal what it really feels like to live in space

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NASA astronaut Nicole Stott says after completing a tethered space walk, she gets why her mom was freaked out about her being in space.

Seeing our planet from space is a rare treat: Fewer than 540 people have ever left the Earth.

Seven astronauts who've blasted off from our planet with $4 came together this week for the premiere of the National Geographic series $4 The show, produced by Darren Aronofsky, takes an up-close look at how life on Earth works from a range of perspectives: it juxtaposes macro views of the planet from space with micro-shots of some of the tiniest oxygen-producing organisms, which are four times thinner than a human hair.

Aronofsky said the program aims to show off "the beautiful clockwork" of the Earth. "It's much more complicated than anything a human could conceive of," he said.

The astronauts featured in the series said that $4 changed how they see our world in remarkable ways. Some gained a different kind of understanding of the science they were taught as kids, while others gained an appreciation for the fact that we don't have to $4 to make coffee here.

The seven astronauts sat down to chat with us about what $4 is really like. Here's what they had to say: