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I’m pretty afraid of space but I’m still fascinated by it. There is just so much of it it’s hard to think about. Also there isn’t really any up or down so hypothetically you should be able to assign your own orientation
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Stephen Hawking Foundation
Dear friends,
To celebrate the life and work of Professor Stephen Hawking, the European Space Agency worked with the musician Vangelis to beam a message of hope to our nearest black hole as part of Professor Hawking's Interment in 2018.
On 22 April 2020, Earth Day, ESA and The Stephen Hawking Foundation are transmitting this poignant message to all of planet Earth - as a message of hope, to say that, by working together, we can overcome this crisis and others facing humankind.
"It is so moving to hear my father’s words, as apt now as when he wrote them a few years ago set to such stirring and magnificent music by Vangelis and brought to life by the stunning photos from ESA. We wish you all a safe and healthy Earth Day. One planet. One human race".
Lucy Hawking
Earth Day
April 22nd, 2020
"It can be done". Earth Day 2020.
The message reads:
“I am very aware of the preciousness of time. Seize the moment. Act now.
“I have spent my life travelling across the Universe inside my mind. Through theoretical physics I have sought to answer some of the great questions but there are other challenges, other big questions which must be answered, and these will also need a new generation who are interested, engaged and with an understanding of science.
“How will we feed an ever-growing population, provide clean water, generate renewable energy, prevent and cure disease and slow down global climate change?
“I hope that science and technology will provide the answers to these questions, but it will take people, human beings with knowledge and understanding to implement the solution.
“One of the great revelations of the space age has been a perspective that has given humanity on ourselves. When we see the Earth from space we see ourselves as a whole; we see the unity and not the divisions. It is such a simple image, with a compelling message: one planet, one human race.
“We are here together, and we need to live together with tolerance and respect. We must become global citizens.
“I have been enormously privileged through my work to be able to contribute to our understanding of the Universe. But it would be an empty Universe indeed, if it were not for the people I love and who love me.
“We are all time travellers journeying together into the future. But let us work together to make that future a place we want to visit. Be brave, be determined, overcome the odds. It can be done.
“It can be done.”
Text and narration: Prof. Stephen Hawking (© The Estate of Stephen Hawking)
Our mailing address is:
The Stephen Hawking Foundation
10 Queen Street Place
London, England EC4R 1BE
United Kingdom
