“Asteroids have hit the Earth millions of times. We can see them as shooting stars every night. When they get bigger, things get complicated. It is only a matter of time until a big one hits us. And since we can do something about it, we should.”
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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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