Talk Back: Should Humans or Robots Go Into Space?

Edit by David Safford
5/11/2007

In a May 8 article, the British newspaper The Independent asks the question: "Should we send robots into space instead of humans?" Written by The Independent's science editor, Steve Connor, the article poses a number of questions about space flight that were prompted by physicist Stephen Hawking's recent zero-gravity flight. Hawkings has said that he believes the survival of the human race will depend on its expansion into space. Read the full article here, and feel free to post a comment using the button at the bottom of this page.

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The human experience has always been about moving to a better place, spreading out to ensure our survival. Well, there's nowhere else to go on this planet, and it is time to begin moving out. This process will either happen and humanity will continue or we stay here and perish. The time scales are not immediate for either outcome, but the longer the wait, the greater the risk.

Posted by Jason Cranford Teague 11 May, 2007 15:26

My view has always been that we need both. Robots ought to be the vanguard of any exploration plan, and I don't see why robots shouldn't be the ones in space actually building things, like solar power satellites.

Eventually, humans need to go.

Posted by Greg 03 July, 2007 08:30

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