# Unless We Spread into Space by Stephen Hawking > "I don't think the human race will survive the next thousand years, unless we spread into space." > **— Stephen Hawking**, *Public lecture/interview, widely cited* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Public lecture/interview, widely cited. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/Breakaway Space Habitat Infrastructure?|Breakaway Space Habitat Infrastructure?]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Civilization|Machine Civilization]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Stephen Hawking|Stephen Hawking]] - [[wiki/Marsification|Marsification]] - [[wiki/Space Technology|Space Technology]] - [[wiki/In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing|In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Civilizational Handoff|Civilizational Handoff]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "I don't think the human race will survive the next thousand years, unless we spread into space." — Stephen Hawking, Public lecture/interview, widely cited https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-stephen-hawking-unless-spread-space ```