“To send humans back to the moon would not be advancing. It would be more than 50 years after the first moon landing when we got there, and we'd probably be welcomed by the Chinese. But we should return to the moon without astronauts and build, with robots, an international lunar base, so that we know how to build a base on Mars robotically.” KnowsShouldYearsFirstsHumansWould BeKnow HowReturnMoonInternationalChineseMarsRobotsAstronautAdvancingLandingMoon LandingColonizing Mars Author:Buzz Aldrin
“Mars has been flown by, orbited, smacked into, radar examined, and rocketed onto, as well as bounced upon, rolled over, shoveled, drilled into, baked and even blasted. Still to come: Mars being stepped on.” WellsHas BeensStillsSpaceMarsRadar Book:Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration Source: Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration
“Weve got to go [back to the moon]. But we dont want to stay too long. ... The ultimate goal is Mars.” WantLongGoalMoonUltimateMarsUltimate Goal Author:Buzz Aldrin
“Long-term, I see robotics prevailing on the moon. . . . The most important decision we'll have to make about space travel is whether to commit to a permanent human presence on Mars. Without it, we'll never be a true space-faring people.” PeopleHumansLongImportantTermSpaceDecisionFutureMoonCommitPermanentLong TermMarsPredictionsRoboticsPrevailingSpace TravelImportant Decisions Author:Buzz Aldrin
“We should go boldly where man has not gone before. Fly by the comets, visit asteroids, visit the moon of Mars. There's a monolith there. A very unusual structure on this potato shaped object that goes around Mars once in seven hours. When people find out about that they're going to say 'Who put that there? Who put that there?' The universe put it there. If you choose, God put it there.” PeopleIfsMenShouldUniverseHoursGoneObjectsMoonStructureSevenUnusualYou ChooseMarsPotatoesCometsAsteroids Author:Buzz Aldrin
“The first human beings to land on Mars should not come back to Earth. They should be the beginning of a build-up of a colony/settlement, I call it a 'permanence'.” ShouldFirstsHumansEarthHuman BeingsLandMarsColonySettlementPermanence Author:Buzz Aldrin
