“In my mind, public space travel will precede efforts toward exploration -- be it returning to the moon, going to Mars, visiting asteroids, or whatever seems appropriate. We've got millions and millions of people who want to go into space, who are willing to pay. When you figure in the payload potential of customers, everything changes.” PeopleWantMindSeemsSpaceEffortPayMillionsFiguresWillingMoonCustomersAppropriateExplorationMarsThings ChangeVisitingSpace TravelAsteroids Author:Buzz Aldrin
“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.” IfsHumansTurnsSpaceVisionCenturyPositionFlightExplorationSpace ExplorationSpace Flight Author:Buzz Aldrin
“To move forward, what's required is a unified space agenda based on exploration, science, development, commerce, and security.” MovingSpaceSecurityDevelopmentMoving ForwardAgendasExplorationCommerceUnified Author:Buzz Aldrin
“Everyone who's been in space would, I'm sure, welcome the opportunity for a return to the exhilarating experiences there. For me, a flight in a shuttle, though most satisfying, would be anticlimactic after my flight to the moon. Plus, if I pursued a flight myself, people would think that was the reason I am trying to generate interest in public spaceflight. And that's not the purpose - I want to generate interest in long-range space exploration.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantTryingLongReasonWould BePurposeOpportunityInterestSpaceReturnMoonFlightWelcomeRangePlusExplorationSatisfyingPursuedSpace ExplorationExhilaratingSpaceflight Author:Buzz Aldrin
“Mars is the symbolic and totally stimulating next objective that could so dominate the next century's exploration efforts. From Mars, the resources of all the asteroids will become readily available.” NextEffortCenturyResourcesAvailableObjectivesExplorationMarsSymbolicAsteroids Author:Buzz Aldrin
“The government needs a role in carrying out exploration. They will be leading the development of the engines that are needed, and the private sector will take advantage of those.” NeedsGovernmentRolesDevelopmentNeededAdvantageExplorationEnginesPrivate Sector Author:Buzz Aldrin
“I think humans will reach Mars, and I would like to see it happen in my lifetime.” ThinkingHumansHappensSpacePlanetsLifetimeExplorationMarsAstronautBuzzColonizing Mars Author:Buzz Aldrin
“By refocusing our space program on Mars for America's future, we can restore the sense of wonder and adventure in space exploration that we knew in the summer of 1969. We won the moon race; now it's time for us to live and work on Mars, first on its moons and then on its surface.” FirstsAmericaSpaceRaceWonderAdventureMoonSummerProgramSurfaceExplorationMarsSpace ExplorationSense Of WonderSpace ProgramColonizing Mars Author:Buzz Aldrin
“Globalisation means many other countries are asserting themselves and trying to take over leadership. Please don't ask Americans to let others assume the leadership of human exploration. We can do wonderful science on the Moon, and wonderful commercial things. Then we can pack up and move on to Mars.” TryingHumansMeanCountryMovingAsksCan DoWonderfulPleaseMoonAssumingExplorationOther CountriesPacksMarsGlobalisationColonizing Mars Author:Buzz Aldrin
“Exploration is wired into our brains. If we can see the horizon, we want to know what's beyond.” IfsKnowsWantBrainExplorationHorizon Author:Buzz Aldrin
“Many say exploration is part of our destiny, but it's actually our duty to future generations and their quest to ensure the survival of the human species.” HumansSpaceDestinyGenerationsDutySurvivalSpeciesExplorationQuestsOur DestinyFuture GenerationStar GazingHuman Species Author:Buzz Aldrin
“We'll get to the details of what's around here, but it looks like a collection of just about every variety of shape - angularity, granularity, about every variety of rock.... The colors - well.... There doesn't appear to be too much of a general color at all; however, it looks as though some of the rocks and boulders are going to have some interesting colors to them. Over.” WellsLooksInterestingToo MuchRocksColorShapesDetailsVarietyCollectionsExplorationSpace ExplorationStar GazingBouldersSome Interesting Author:Buzz Aldrin
