Stephen Hawking says Move to Space or We're Screwed!

[The Incredible Hulk]

http://www.comcast.net/news/science/index.jsp?cat=SCIENCE&fn=/2006/06/13/412172.html&cvqh=itn_space

HONG KONG - The survival of the human race depends on its ability to find new homes elsewhere in the universe because there's an increasing risk that a disaster will destroy the Earth, world-renowned scientist Stephen Hawking said Tuesday.
The British astrophysicist told a news conference in Hong Kong that humans could have a permanent base on the moon in 20 years and a colony on Mars in the next 40 years.
"We won't find anywhere as nice as Earth unless we go to another star system," added Hawking, who arrived to a rock star's welcome Monday. Tickets for his lecture planned for Wednesday were sold out.
He added that if humans can avoid killing themselves in the next 100 years, they should have space settlements that can continue without support from Earth.
"It is important for the human race to spread out into space for the survival of the species," Hawking said. "Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as sudden global warming, nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus or other dangers we have not yet thought of."
The 64-year-old scientist _ author of the global best seller "A Brief History of Time" _ is wheelchair-bound and communicates with the help of a computer because he suffers from a neurological disorder called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
Hawking said he's teaming up with his daughter to write a children's book about the universe, aimed at the same age range as the Harry Potter books.
"It is a story for children, which explains the wonders of the universe," his daughter, Lucy, added.
They didn't provide other details.

I call first dibs on Mars!

 

[Ronny Shade]

I believe it

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

Wow,super! Hopefully why we're living on the Moon it doesn't turn out like Mars Attacks!

 

[Mic]

Hes right.
We need to stop ****ing about fighting wars and start colonizing. Then we can have Planet Vs Planet wars if they wish.

I call dibs on the first space fighter.

 

[Ronny Shade]

you wont get it

dibs dont apply to space fighter prototypes

 

[U.S War Machine]

Mars Attacks!

Love that movie

 

[Erzengel]

Yes aliens with 3 boobs. Righteous.

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

Who wants to go to the Moon with me?p

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

What is this talk of "the importance of the survival of the species"?
It would just be a time similar to the times before the advent of our species.
Creatures rise, gain dominance, then they're snuffed out and new ones rise to fill the vacuum. Fight it all you want, that's the way things are.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

"Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as sudden global warming, nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus or other dangers we have not yet thought of."

Other than global warming this will happen on other planets, someone will just make a bigger weapon capable of traveling to other planets rather than other places on Earth.

 

[Erzengel]

Soylent Green is made out of people!!!

 

[Ronny Shade]

Soylent Green is made out of people!!!

SPOILER TAGS A$$HOLE!!

 

[Mic]

you wont get it

dibs dont apply to space fighter prototypes

Damn it

I call dibs on nothing

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

Soylent Green is made out of people!!!

 

[Tsunulia]

Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars.......*hums*

 

[Ronny Shade]

Yes aliens with 3 boobs. Righteous.

That was Total Recall.

 

[DV8]

thing is . . . if we live on a moonbase, if something totally destroys the earth, the moon will have nothing to orbit . . . but I guess that also means the earth will pretty much have to be completely annihilated . . .

 

[War Lord]

I am willing to contribute $2 to get Stephen Hawking on the next space shuttle into space.

This way, they can get an early start by pushing him out the door as they orbit earth.

 

[Ronny Shade]

Who wants to go to the Moon with me?p

I will

 

[Erzengel]

SPOILER TAGS A$$HOLE!!

Darth Vader is also Luke Skywalker's father.

 

[DV8]

Git yah ahhss to Mahrs . . .

 

[Ronny Shade]

thing is . . . if we live on a moonbase, if something totally destroys the earth, the moon will have nothing to orbit . . . but I guess that also means the earth will pretty much have to be completely annihilated . . .

then the moon will fall into orbit around the sun and become the new earth!

duh

 

[Ronny Shade]

Darth Vader is also Luke Skywalker's father.

I HATE YOU!

s off:

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Git yah ahhss to Mahrs . . .

I'm not Howser, I"M QUAID!!!

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

I will

Hawt. We can start our own race of people!