No Space Program

The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program, it'll serve us right!

Louis Wu Ringworld (1970) by Larry Niven

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Context: Louis Wu comments on planetary vulnerability and the absolute necessity of space travel.

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Source: Chapter 1

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