I've experienced this, though on earth, playing a simulation of the Apollo 11 mission in VR and it hit me like a freight train. It wasn't something I expected and at the time thought maybe I was having some sort of weird breakdown, it took some Googling to realise it was entirely normal, but only for the very small number of people who have ever gone to space. From an evolutionary perspective it holds no value and should not exist because such an emotional reaction is not something that could have ever been selected for, but there it is, as real as the screen you're reading these words on.
There is real magic in the world, things that are, that could not possibly be. Take the overview effect -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overview_effect
I've experienced this, though on earth, playing a simulation of the Apollo 11 mission in VR and it hit me like a freight train. It wasn't something I expected and at the time thought maybe I was having some sort of weird breakdown, it took some Googling to realise it was entirely normal, but only for the very small number of people who have ever gone to space. From an evolutionary perspective it holds no value and should not exist because such an emotional reaction is not something that could have ever been selected for, but there it is, as real as the screen you're reading these words on.