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An asteroid can literally destroy 80 or 90 percent of the species that are alive on Earth. These are big events. I mean, this is called extinction.
Rusty Schweickart
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"An asteroid can literally destroy 80 or 90 percent of the species that are alive on Earth. These are big events. I mean, this is called extinction."
— Rusty Schweickart

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An asteroid can literally destroy 80 or 90 percent of the species that are alive on Earth. These are big events. I mean, this is called extinction. — Rusty Schweickart

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Rusty Schweickart was a Astronaut from United States (1935–present).

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This quote is attributed to Rusty Schweickart, a Astronaut from United States.
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Rusty Schweickart lived from 1935 – present.