Hawking Quote

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"Many people have asked me why I am taking this flight. I am doing it for many reasons," he said. "First of all, I believe that life on Earth is at an ever increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster such as sudden global warming, nuclear war, a genetically-engineered virus, or other dangers. I think the human race has no future if it doesn't go into space. I therefore want to encourage public interest in space." - Stephen Hawking.

Note the part where he says the human race has no future unless it can go into space.