“In the short term, some deadly virus might be more important, but in the long run there is hardly anything more important than asteroids.”
Quote by Rusty Schweickart
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Rusty Schweickart
Rusty Schweickart is an American astronaut, a member of NASA's astronaut corps. He has participated in many important space missions, including the Apollo program and the Space Shuttle program, making significant contributions to human space exploration. more
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