World Renowned Physicist, text-to-speech pioneer, and Star Trek:TNG Cameo Stephen Hawking today declared that the only way for the Human Race to ensure it’s survival was to recognize the absolute necessity for the colonization of space.

Speaking at a news conference in Hong Kong, 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.”

Hawking predicted that a permenant colony could be establish on the moon within the next 20 years with a permenant colony on Mars following 20 years after that. However, Mr. Hawking was quick to point out, “We won’t find anywhere as nice as Earth unless we go to another star system.”

Could this be the first phase of the latest instance of science fiction becoming science?
For more on this, check this article from Forbes Online

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