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Stephen Hawking: Colonize Space or End theHuman Race
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Professor Stephen Hawking, one of the most famous theoretical physicists in the world, just
celebrated his 70th birthday, despite suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease that has rendered him wheel
chair bound and dependent on computers to communicate.
In a radio interview marking his birthday, which covered a wide range of topics, Hawking repeated
his oft stated assertion that humanity must colonize space in order to ensure its long term survival.
What sort of events could destroy the human race if it stays on one planet?
Hawking mentioned the possibility of nuclear war or c limate change as being the cause of human
extinction. A recent article in Discovery magazine also suggested that a global pandemic-possibly as
the result of a bio-engineered disease-or an asteroid or c omet strike could end the human race on
Earth. The New Scientist chimed inwith the possibility of a gamma ray burst caused by the explosion
of a nearby star zapping the Earth with lethal radiation. Even events that do not wipe out the human
species-say a total economic collapse-could end civilization and cause the deaths of billions as
modern infrastructure breaks down.
How would space colonies ensure the survival of the human race?
The late Arthur C. Clarke often said, as recently as a 1999 interview in the New York Times, that it
was dangerous for the human race to have all of its eggs in one basket, i.e. the Earth. The idea is that if
human civilization were spread out to sev eral worlds, starting with the moon and Mars, a calamity
occurring at any one world would not result in the end of human civilization.
Are there efforts to colonize space ongoing?
Despite the fact that there is a lot of talk about exploring and eventually settling space beyond low Earth orbit, the answer is sadly no at this time. The Constellation program, which was envisioned to
eventually lead to lunar colonies, was cancelled by President Barack Obama. That does not mean
there are not ideas floating around to settle other worlds.
The moon is an obvious venue for the first human settlement. A Howstuffworks article describes how
a lunar settlement might be set up. The moon has water, in the form of ice at the bottom of
permanently shaded craters at the poles, oxygen chemically bonded with lunar soil, and a variety of
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Other visionaries point to Mars. Robert Zubrin, in his book "The Case for Mars," envisions the Red
Planet as a second branch of human civilization. Eventually human settlers would use terraforming
techniques to turn Mars into an analogue of Earth, with breathable air, running water, and an active
biosphere where humans could walk around without need of space suits.
The late Dr. Gerard K. O'Neill suggested, in a book "The High Frontier," a more radical approach to
colonizing space. Instead of going to another world, he envisioned humans-in effect-building their
own worlds using extraterrestrial resources to build huge, rotating space colonies where people
would live inside a rotating cylinder large enough to build small towns in. Such a colony was depicted
in the science fiction TV series "Babylon Five."
Mark R. Whittington is the author of Children of Apollo and The Last Moonwalker . He has written
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JohnH • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • 4 hrs ago
If NASA wants to build a colony in an area that isn't currently capable of supporting humans
hey could start with Camden and Detroit. Seriously, why would we ever think we could
sustain an extraterrestrial presence when we can barely get our cities to function?
You want to spend money and resources on something? Take an area that is utterly destitute
and completely rebuild it as a planned, fully integrated 21st century city. Show what can be
done with advanced building materials and methods, redundant and renewable power
generation, and transportation that is integrated in a systematic way.
Separate them from the rest of the country and pre-select residents for skills and
emperament, just as NASA would for a colony. It wouldn't be necessary or advisable to
completely isolate them, but their infrastructure shouldn't depend on the national grid, and their
food production, entertainment, news, and local government should be as autonomous aspossible. This wouldn't be a "biosphere" type of experiment, it would be a example of what we
can do when technology is used in a systematic way from the ground up, instead of applying it
piecemeal in an ad hoc manner.
e'd learn a lot about issues that we'd actually face if we were to build a Lunar or Martian
Colony, but we'd also have a prototype for what a modern population center should look like.
All we really need is LEADERSHIP.
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Peter 4 hrs ago
hy don't we elect INTELLECTUALS into office instead of lawyers? Seriously...I'm certain
SCIENTISTS would ensure our progression rather than penny pinching politicians who's priority
is to EXPAND THEIR INTERESTS at our expense. Thank you America...You truly exhibit
remarkable intelligence.
Jerryleetx • Dallas, Texas • 6 hrs ago
1st babies born on Mars......would be Martians ?
BB 4 hrs ago
Humans never think that far ahead. When it is far too late and the human race is doomed then
we will say lets colonize space. Most people are just concerned with the weekend or where
here next vacation will be. Our short sighted pleasure seeking and self centeredness have
doomed our future generations...
Robert F • Bossier City, Louisiana • 4 hrs ago
humans are too busy killing each other in wars to colonize anywhere
Donald Duck 3 hrs ago
The problem is any colony on a remote rock in this solar system would remain dependent on
Earth for survival (food, materials, etc.) for eons.
It would be an artificially supported existance. Maybe Mars might have the
resources for a self substaining colony, but could mankind thrive there?
Mark 4 hrs ago
yea like thats even realistic right now , what planet do we colonize ? and how , somebody has
been watching way to much sci fi !
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Heather 3 hrs ago
A Higgs Boson walks into a Catholic Church. The priest yells out "Hey, get out of here! We
don't let your kind in here."
The Higgs Boson says, "How can you have mass without me?"
Kevin 2 hrs 29 mins ago
hat we need to do is pick some of the biggest idiots on this planet, send them up into space
in a rocket, and test them for 6 months and see if their idiocy will screw us over in space like
hey do here.
DC Michael 4 hrs ago
Standard fare for sci-fi fans. No doubt as to the truth of the problem, but the technology and
he desire for such a project is still decades away. Funny thing is, while growing up, I always
hought we would have reached that point by the 21st century.
Chris • La Marque, Texas • 4 hrs ago
Please get me off this planet. im surround by morons!!!!
G 2 hrs 18 mins ago
Stephen: You're a smart guy, you have influence. Put a program together (with funding) and
we'll go. Deal?
Or will you just be part academic establishment, and expect others (namely government) to do
it for you?
Mikey • New York, New York • 4 hrs ago
You know the guy's a little woo woo out there but I agree...ever live in the inner city? Know
what its like? NYC where I live is the shape of things to come folks, and its miserable and dirty
and disgusting and the people here are more worthless than plague infested rats...you want to
live on a planet that looks like NYC? You want your kids, grandkids, anybodys kids living on
planet that looks like NYC? The "toilet-ization" of Planet Earth is underway, hiphop, global
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warming and Islam, that the best the future has to offer..so I say be nice to your grandkids
kids and get the government and private industry to develop a deep space passenger ship
complete with suspended animation technology and get somebody off this rock.Worry about a
location later..maybe we can bio-alter some algae and grass to take over mars and make
some 02...Mars has its problems but looks pretty good compaired to traveling 100000000000
lightyears away...
“Old Man” Crenshaw 3 hrs ago
Crenshaw remembers what happened to them space farmers in the Aliens movie. Them alien
hings wrapped em in cocoons and used em to incubate their young. Gross. Be careful about
his.
Chris 4 hrs ago
I do not think the Constellation program has truly been canceled. We blasted a hole in the
moon a few months ago (possibly demolition for construction), and we just sent two probes up
here. So, if the program has been canceled, why the sudden interest in the moon?
John Wayne 6 hrs ago
To bad we're busy developing new weapons to kill each other and rule the earth. Our current
situation on this planet is the equivalent of European nations knowing about a new continent
and then resolving to fight to the death over Europe rather than build a few ships. F***ing
pathetic. Guess we deserve to go extinct...
Joe • Killeen, Texas • 1 hr 42 mins ago
colonize space? we can't pacify religious fanatics here on earth, or raging politicians whodraw-and-draw our taxes for their own benefits..it's not all lost, but a significant challenge MR.
Hawkins...how do our frail bodies to survive, space is not exactly friendly - riddle me this???
JK • Middletown, New Jersey • 3 hrs ago
The problem I have with Hawking's assertion (he has made it before) is that he is tying the
whole future of humanity on some future technology that may allow us to colonize space. This
echnology may exist or it may not. It is foolish to put all our eggs in one basket and ignore
he current problems here on Earth.
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