Mars is much closer to the characteristics of Earth. It has a fall, winter, summer and spring. North Pole, South Pole, mountains and lots of ice. No one is going to live on Venus; no one is going to live on Jupiter. Buzz Aldrin characteristiccloseearth share on social
The society of life on Mars, or the challenge of making Mars more livable, will have significant benefits on our attempts to modify and change in some ways the environment here on Earth. Buzz Aldrin attemptbenefitchallenge Change image and share on social
Before deciding what to do about national space policy, Obama set up an outside review panel of space experts, headed up by my friend Norm Augustine, former head of Lockheed Martin and a former government official. Buzz Aldrin augustinedecideexpert share on social
The life expectancy of people going to Mars may be decreased by the higher level of radiation that they receive. Buzz Aldrin decreaseexpectancyhigh Change image and share on social
Not everyone will understand this need for America to lead the world in space. Buzz Aldrin americaleadspace Change image and share on social
Going to Mars would evolve humankind into a two-planet species. Buzz Aldrin evolvehumankindmar Change image and share on social
I think the American Dream used to be achieving one's goals in your field of choice - and from that, all other things would follow. Now, I think the dream has morphed into the pursuit of money: Accumulate enough of it, and the rest will follow. Buzz Aldrin accumulateachieveamerican share on social
Exploring and colonizing Mars can bring us new scientific understanding of climate change, of how planet-wide processes can make a warm and wet world into a barren landscape. By exploring and understanding Mars, we may gain key insights into the past and future of our own world. Buzz Aldrin barrenbringchange share on social
A hybrid human-robot mission to investigate an asteroid affords a realistic opportunity to demonstrate new technological capabilities for future deep-space travel and to test spacecraft for long-duration spaceflight. Buzz Aldrin affordasteroidcapability share on social
Sending a couple of guys to the Moon and bringing them back safely? That's a stunt! That's not historic. Buzz Aldrin backbringcouple Change image and share on social
