“The question to ask is whether the risk of traveling to space is worth the benefit. The answer is an unequivocal yes, but not only for the reasons that are usually touted by the space community: the need to explore, the scientific return, and the possibility of commercial profit. The most compelling reason, a very long-term one, is the necessity of using space to protect Earth and guarantee the survival of humanity.” NeedsLongReasonEarthHumanityAsksTermCommunitySpaceAnswersRiskPossibilityReturnWalkingMoonProtectBenefitsSurvivalProfitLong TermGuaranteesCompellingStar GazingUnequivocalCompelling Reason Author:William E. Burrows
“The most important fact of this century is not that Earth is threatened in many ways, It is that for the first time in all of its history a decisive means of protecting the home planet exists. It is by using space.” WayFirstsMeanImportantFactsHomeEarthSpaceCenturyPlanetsFirst TimeThreatened Author:William E. Burrows
