Rusty Schweickart

From the moon, the Earth is so small and so fragile, and such a precious little spot in that Universe, that you…

— Rusty Schweickart

We not only need to train people, we also need to develop deflection technologies.

— Rusty Schweickart

If we do our homework right, never again should an asteroid that can do damage on the ground impact the Earth. We're…

— Rusty Schweickart

When you have an asteroid threatening Earth, it's uncertain where it's going to hit until the last minute; the decision to take…

— Rusty Schweickart

When you look at the origins and evolution of life on Earth, it's been severely affected by asteroid impacts through history.

— Rusty Schweickart

We have the capability - physically, technically - to protect the Earth from asteroid impacts. We are now able to very slightly…

— Rusty Schweickart

It is through science that we understand the world around us, and by understanding the world around us, we not only contribute…

— Rusty Schweickart

The frontier in space, embodied in the space colony, is one in which the interactions between humans and their environment is so…

— Rusty Schweickart

An asteroid can literally destroy 80 or 90 percent of the species that are alive on Earth. These are big events. I…

— Rusty Schweickart

It is fantastic to think that one day we may be able to access fuel, materials and even water in space instead…

— Rusty Schweickart

We are now able to very slightly and subtly reshape the solar system in order to enhance human survival.

— Rusty Schweickart

We're not passengers on Spaceship Earth. We're the crew.

— Rusty Schweickart

I don't want people to spend their nights worrying about getting hit by asteroids. But I do want them to encourage their…

— Rusty Schweickart

For the first time in history, we have the chance to change the path of a celestial body. Let's realize what we're…

— Rusty Schweickart

By preventing dangerous asteroid strikes, we can save millions of people, or even our entire species. And, as human beings, we can…

— Rusty Schweickart