Hawking says DO IT NOW!!

Colonies in space may be our only hope, says Hawking

We're likely to be wiped out by a virus unless we set up colonies in
space, Prof Stephen Hawking warns.

"Although September 11 was horrible, it didn't threaten the survival
of the human race, like nuclear weapons do," said the Cambridge
University scientist. Nuclear weapons need large facilities, but
genetic engineering can be done in a small lab. The danger is that
either by accident or design, we create a virus that destroys us.

"I don't think the human race will survive the next thousand years,
unless we spread into space. There are too many accidents that can
befall life."

"I think humans will have to learn to live in space," he said.

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