So I just let go with one hand, and just sort of swung around, looked at the Earth below and the black space above and the sun over my shoulder. And,…

- Rusty Schweickart

In the short term, some deadly virus might be more important, but in the long run there is hardly anything more important than asteroids.

- Rusty Schweickart

As you pass from sunlight into darkness and back again every hour and a half, you become startlingly aware how artificial are thousands of boundaries…

- Rusty Schweickart

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

- Rusty Schweickart

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

- Rusty Schweickart

You almost wish you could turn off the COMM and just appreciate the deafening quiet.

- Rusty Schweickart

We need early warning systems, technologies to deflect an asteroid - and we need political preparedness as well. It needs to be clear who is to decid…

- Rusty Schweickart

You see the Earth as a bright blue and white Christmas tree ornament in the black sky. It's so small and so fragile - you realize that on that small …

- Rusty Schweickart

Asteroids have hit the Earth millions of times. We can see them as shooting stars every night. When they get bigger, things get complicated. It is on…

- Rusty Schweickart