Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrinis an American engineer and former astronaut. As the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11, he was one of the first two humans to land on the Moon, and the second person to walk on it. He set foot on the Moon at 03:15:16 on July 21, 1969, following mission commander Neil Armstrong. He is a former U.S. Air Force officer with the Command Pilot rating...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth20 January 1930
CityGlen Ridge, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
When we get there, if we don't find any life on Mars, from that point on there will be life on Mars because we'll bring it there, whether it's germs and leftover urine bags, whatever it is.
Retain the vision for space exploration. If we turn our backs on the vision again, we're going to have to live in a secondary position in human space flight for the rest of the century.
As a student, I wrote English reports on science fiction.
The first footfalls on Mars will mark a historic milestone, an enterprise that requires human tenacity matched with technology to anchor ourselves on another world.
Save the taxpayer's money by canceling the Ares 1 and V.
Every couple of years, we could dispatch people from Earth to Mars.
Sending a couple of guys to the Moon and bringing them back safely? That's a stunt! That's not historic.
I feel we need to remind the world about the Apollo missions and that we can still do impossible things.
During the divorce process, I lived alone and tended to get extremely down on myself.
Everyone should take their hats off to Neil Armstrong. He is a humble guy who doesn't wave his own flag.
Yes I know of James Clerk Maxwell, ... And I have used his equations.
When you go to Mars, you need to have made the decision that you're there permanently. The more people we have there, the more it can become a sustaining environment. Except for very rare exceptions, the people who go to Mars shouldn't be coming back. Once you get on the surface, you're there.
I'm urging NASA to foster the development of what I call 'runway landers.' No, that's not the name of a high stakes gambler from Vegas. It's a type of spacecraft that flies to orbit like the retiring Shuttles but then glides to a landing like an airplane on a runway. Just like the Shuttles do.
Who put their foot in the Missouri River first: Lewis or Clark? Who cares!