The Colonization of Space - With Carl Sagan and Buzz Aldrin

On episode one of Think Again: NASA would like to one day colonize the moon and beyond, but have we thought about what this would mean for us on earth and for the astronauts living on another planet? Featuring interviews with Carl Saga, Chris Hadfield, Roberta Bondar and Buzz Aldrin.

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Science & Technology

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• Space
• Nasa
• Carl Sagan
• Buzz Aldrin
• Moon
• Space Travel
• TVO
• TV Ontario
• Roberta Bondar
• Chris Hadfield

[SoldatSolutrea]

"Bla bla historical Europeans are so naughty for colonizing, bla bla..." To hell with spending on Environmental change, let's colonize, let's do it! This is how we advance ourselves!

[ghostbuddy]

@Shavarnarak

You could go off for hours, listing geological or cosmic events, that we know to have happened in the past, or in other solar systems, that would presently cause the extinction of the human race. But thats just the half of it. Every other month, scientests are awed at a natural phenomon they were previous ignorant of. What if that natural phenomon would spell the end of humanity? Its not enough to colonize mars either; we need to spread as thin as possible.

[MrChimochay]

The universe is so much bigger than just the Earth or the solar system. People saying we shouldn't leave earth cuz we're a disease should sod off with their short sightedness. This is so much bigger than just this insignificant time period of our species..

[evilemperordude]

There is no legitimate argument against the colonization of other worlds in my opinion. If humanity chooses never to leave Earth, we resign ourselves to extinction. Even if we manage to dodge the bullet for the next 5 billion years, the death of the sun will be the end of us if we stay here.

[Petrhrabal]

@Thylovely4you what wrong did we do to our plant? I see no bad things about human influence on Earth... bdw. right now we are even more ecological then any other civ. before us... even so called ,,natural civilizations,,

[Thylovely4you]

another thing, we should not be invading other planets, look what weve done to our own, to all the animals, civilizations past, we sure do like invading places,and i hope if there is life on any of the planets in space....which i think there is.... that they come down from the heavens,

smack our ass...and give us a good talking to....

[Thylovely4you]

we have ruined the earth , and now there is so much rubbish littering space

[SolidSnake032486]

I think Buzz is the only man that can get away with that tie.

[SternMann93]

Our primary objective must be the colonization of as many planets and solar systems as possible. Only this will ensure the survival of our species trough the millenias.

Just imagine what humanity will look like in a thousand years if we continue to advance technologically.

[jdills1196]

My Affirmative topic for policy is Colonization of Space:D

[stratocaster1986able]

People think terraforming Mars won't take too long, but it could take millenia.

[SquadFatherEnt]

@7j8i9m The reason we would have to colonize space is because we are running out of room and resources on earth. We wouldnt let colonies live independently since we would need the planet for what it has for the general human population. Unless the planet revolts against the owning faction...