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“All space projects push the frontiers of technology and are drivers of innovation.”

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Martin Rees is a renowned British astronomer known for his research in cosmology. Born on June 23, 1942, he is a professor of astronomy at the University of Cambridge and has served as the President of the Royal Society. Rees' research focuses on the large-scale structure and evolution of the universe, particularly in the study of dark matter and dark energy. more

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“To most people in the UK, indeed throughout Western Europe, space exploration is primarily perceived as 'what NASA does'. This perception is - in many respects - a valid one. Superpower rivalry during the Cold War ramped up US and Soviet space efforts to a scale that Western Europe had no motive to match.”

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“Science isn't just for scientists - it's not just a training for careers.”

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“In our interconnected world, novel technology could empower just one fanatic, or some weirdo with a mindset of those who now design computer viruses, to trigger some kind of disaster. Indeed, catastrophe could arise simply from technical misadventure - error rather than terror.”

“To ensure continuing prosperity in the global economy, nothing is more important than the development and application of knowledge and skills.”

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“During the 20th century, we came to understand that the essence of all substances - their colour, texture, hardness and so forth - is set by their structure, on scales far smaller even than a microscope can see. Everything on Earth is made of atoms, which are, especially in living things, combined together in intricate molecular assemblages.”

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“Crucial to science education is hands-on involvement: showing, not just telling; real experiments and field trips and not just "virtual reality".”

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“Campaigning against religion can be socially counter-productive. If teachers take the uncompromising line that God and Darwinism are irreconcilable, many young people raised in a faith-based culture will stick with their religion and be lost to science.”

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“We should all oppose - as Darwin did - views manifestly in conflict with the evidence, such as creationism... But we shouldn't set up this debate as 'religion v science'; instead we should strive for peaceful coexistence with at least the less dogmatic strands of mainstream religions, which number many excellent scientists among their adherents.”

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“I'm not myself religious but have no wish to insult or denigrate those who are.”

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