The idea of moving the human race from Earth to another planet might sound like the plot of the latest sci-fi blockbuster.
But that is exactly what top Pentagon space experts say will need to happen in the future.
Speaking at a summit, Winston Beauchamp, deputy undersecretary of the Air Force for space, said nations must work together to ‘get the human race off this planet onto another planet.’
Mr Beauchamp was speaking at a summit in Washington DC last week, hosted by the Defense One website and said, despite ongoing worldwide political tension, nations must work together.
He said: “There is an erosion of some of the commonly accepted standards and norms, and there’s concern about that as folks around the world have tried to find advantage, find seams.
That’s part of the reason why we want to codify our norms and behavior in space because it is such an important domain, not just for us but for humanity.”
Mr Beauchamp warned collisions or debris in orbit could be catastrophic.
He said: “We need to be able to operate in space both to advance our state of technology and eventually get the human race off this planet onto another planet.
We can’t do that if we have to try to fly through a shell of debris.”
Speaking at the same summit, Rear Admiral Brian Brown, head of the Navy Space Cadre, said the US is leading on developing new norms.
He said: “Much like the maritime laws that we have, they are established over time by safe and responsible behaviors and patterns of life.
‘That is something we are pushing for in a lot of different areas, so we don’t have miscalculations in space.”
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One possibility is creating a colony on Mars (artist’s impression pictured). The Pentagon experts are not alone in their belief humans will need to move planets one day. Earlier this month, Professor Stephen Hawking made a similar comment.
But Mr Beauchamp warned should another nation attack US satellites, the Pentagon wound not automatically respond in kind.
He said: “It’s important to note that if something were to happen in space, our response wouldn’t necessarily be in space.
If someone were to do something, we would respond in a time and place of our choosing, primarily because we wouldn’t expect something to happen in space in isolation.
It would be an extension of some conflict that would be occurring terrestrially.”
The Pentagon experts are not alone in their belief humans will need to move planets one day.
Earlier this month, Professor Stephen Hawking warned: “I don’t think we will survive another 1,000 years without escaping our fragile planet.”
The renowned theoretical physicist believes life on Earth is at an ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as a sudden nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus, or the rising threat of artificial intelligence.
He urged people to take more interest in space travel, and said we must continue to go into space for the future of humanity.
See also: Stephen Hawking Warns Humanity: Leave Earth Before the Ruling Class Destroys It!
Originally taken from Daily Mail
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