Stephen Hawking on Space Exploration | National Geographic

professor Stephen Hawking is arguably

professor Stephen Hawking is arguably our greatest living cosmologists

our greatest living cosmologists

our greatest living cosmologists diagnosed in his 20s with a progressive

diagnosed in his 20s with a progressive

diagnosed in his 20s with a progressive motor neuron disease or Lou Gehrig’s

motor neuron disease or Lou Gehrig’s

motor neuron disease or Lou Gehrig’s disease now he is almost entirely

disease now he is almost entirely

disease now he is almost entirely paralyzed and can only communicate using

paralyzed and can only communicate using

paralyzed and can only communicate using a speech synthesizer but when professor

a speech synthesizer but when professor

a speech synthesizer but when professor Hawking speaks NASA listens I fear for

Hawking speaks NASA listens I fear for

Hawking speaks NASA listens I fear for our future our planet Earth is

our future our planet Earth is

our future our planet Earth is threatened with an ever expanding

threatened with an ever expanding

threatened with an ever expanding population an only finite resources we

population an only finite resources we

population an only finite resources we need a plan B if our species is to

need a plan B if our species is to

need a plan B if our species is to survive the next hundred years let alone

survive the next hundred years let alone

survive the next hundred years let alone a thousand that is imperative we voyage

a thousand that is imperative we voyage

a thousand that is imperative we voyage out into the blackness of space to

out into the blackness of space to

out into the blackness of space to colonize new worlds across the cosmos

colonize new worlds across the cosmos

colonize new worlds across the cosmos the ISS is pioneering space exploration

the ISS is pioneering space exploration

the ISS is pioneering space exploration without this knowledge travel into deep

without this knowledge travel into deep

without this knowledge travel into deep space is impossible within 50 years I

space is impossible within 50 years I

space is impossible within 50 years I have no doubt there will be settlements

have no doubt there will be settlements

have no doubt there will be settlements on the moon and by the end of the

on the moon and by the end of the

on the moon and by the end of the century

century

century I truly hope humans will be living on

I truly hope humans will be living on

I truly hope humans will be living on Merce

Merce

Merce I think the word Ripken caliche are

I think the word Ripken caliche are

I think the word Ripken caliche are doing on the ISS we’ll take a new

doing on the ISS we’ll take a new

doing on the ISS we’ll take a new generation of human space explorers out

generation of human space explorers out

generation of human space explorers out into our solar system and beyond