Space Exploration May 'Determine Whether We Have Any Future at All'
By MELISSA CHEE
April 21, 2008
"What is the justification for spending all that effort and money on getting a few lumps of moon rock?"
(Peter Cosgrove/AP Photo)
Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking asked this question at a lecture celebrating NASA's 50th anniversary at George Washington University on Monday.
Known for his pioneering work on black holes, the University of Cambridge professor certainly believes humans should go into space. Hawking suggested the moon and Mars as the first places for human colonies.
"If the human race is to continue for another million years, we will probably have to go where nobody has gone before," said Hawking.
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