The race to space turned science fiction into reality. Connor Lewis wants us to feel hopeful about the future of manned space exploration, and realize why space is so valuable to both us and our future generations.

Connor Lewis is a senior marketing major at the University of Georgia. While at UGA, Connor has been a Southern Tide Campus Ambassador for 5 semesters, won 4 consecutive All-Campus Ultimate Frisbee championships, and runs his own logo/t-shirt design company. With a father in the field of Aerospace Engineering and a mother in Interior Design, he hopes to find a career path that his upbringing balances in both technology and design.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx