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Mar 15, 2018 · Stephen Hawking's fame was founded on the research he did on general relativity and black holes. ... "We will not establish self-sustaining colonies in space for at least the next hundred years ...
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May 4, 2017 · Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has already asserted that humans need to colonize a new planet soon — and we have 100 years to start The physicist says humans need new territory to survive ...
Apr 13, 2013 · Stephen Hawking says humanity won't survive another 1,000 years without exploring space. What he means by 'our fragile planet.' ... Hawking has long been an advocate of space exploration as a way ...
May 19, 2017 · Professor Stephen Hawking says he's not the only one who believes humans have to find a new planet to populate within 100 years ... SpaceX boss Elon Musk has grand plans to launch space colonies ...
- Finding A Second Home For Humanity
- Bringing Enough People
- Making Ourselves at Home
- Paying For It
- Solving The Problems That Are Killing Earth
Mars is a somewhat obvious choice because it’s nearby, but it’s not exactly Earth 2.0. In fact, it’s arguably a lot worse off than Earth. It has toxic soil, it’s freezing cold, and the air is unbreathable. Any Martian colony would likely rely on regular care packages from home, which would not work well if Earth was done-zo. If we really want to fi...
We would need to send significant numbers of people to other worlds in order to ensure the survival of the human species. Small colonies are subject to genetic anomalies from inbreeding, and vulnerable to getting wiped out in accidents. NASA’s missions to Mars will likely only carry as many as six people at a time to the red planet. SpaceX wants to...
If we really want to thrive on another planet, we’ll probably have to adapt the environment to suit our needs. Sure, we might be able to terraform Mars, but it would take about 100,000 years for its atmosphere to become breathable. Hope you’re not in a rush to go outdoors without a gas mask anytime soon.
NASA’s Journey to Mars is expected to cost up to $1.5 trillion. And that’s just for the first crews. Later on, launches bringing settlers and supplies to the colony would probably still cost hundreds of millions of dollars each. And SpaceX’s plan to build the Interplanetary Transport System sounds great, but CEO Elon Musk has been very open about s...
History has a tendency to repeat itself. Even if we do successfully colonize another planet, we’ll still have to solve all the problems that Earth currently faces. Our technologies are just as likely to destroy the environment on other planets, and epidemics and asteroids could wipe out a Martian settlement much easier than they could obliterate th...
May 22, 2017 · Hawking also insisted Friday that he is far from alone in his view, and said other experts would elaborate on the importance of space colonization at the upcoming Starmus space sciences festival ...
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Apr 21, 2008 · Stephen Hawking called for a massive investment in establishing colonies on the Moon and Mars in a lecture in honour of NASA’s 50th anniversary. ... Hawking did not mention the idea, but said ...
