[FPSPACE] Stephen Hawking calls for Moon and Mars colonies

[LARRY KLAES]

Stephen Hawking calls for Moon and Mars colonies

NewScientistSpace April 21, 2008

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Stephen Hawking has called for a
massive investment in establishing
colonies on the Moon and Mars,
arguing that the world should devote
about 10 times as much as NASA’s
current budget — or 0.25% of the
world’s financial resources — to
space.

“A goal of a base on the Moon by 2020
and of a manned landing on Mars by 2025
would reignite the space…

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