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title: "2 Apollo Program Quotes By Buzz Aldrin"
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> [There's no doubt who was a leader in space after the Apollo Program. Nobody came close to us. And our education system, in science, technology, engineering and math, was at the top of the world. It's no longer there. We're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buzz-aldrin/there-s-no-doubt-who-was-a-leader-in-space-after-the-apollo-program/)

[Buzz Aldrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buzz-aldrin/)

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> [As a youngster, I read of Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon. As a student, I wrote English reports on science fiction. And as a fighter pilot, I observed the selection of the Mercury astronauts. All this was fascinating, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buzz-aldrin/as-a-youngster-i-read-of-buck-rogers-and-flash-gordon-as-a-student-i/)

[Buzz Aldrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buzz-aldrin/)

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## More by Buzz Aldrin

> [You can never tell when a commercial space venture will suddenly become viable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buzz-aldrin/you-can-never-tell-when-a-commercial-space-venture-will-suddenly/)

[Buzz Aldrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buzz-aldrin/)

> [A family needs to work as a team, supporting each other's individual aims and aspirations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buzz-aldrin/a-family-needs-to-work-as-a-team-supporting-each-other-s-individual/)

[Buzz Aldrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buzz-aldrin/)

> [In space, you don't get that much noise. Noise doesn't propagate in a vacuum.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buzz-aldrin/in-space-you-don-t-get-that-much-noise-noise-doesn-t-propagate-in-a/)

[Buzz Aldrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buzz-aldrin/)

> [I'm sure the most favorite airplane in my career would still be the Sabre F86 cleft wing , which allowed me to be credited…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buzz-aldrin/i-m-sure-the-most-favorite-airplane-in-my-career-would-still-be-the/)

[Buzz Aldrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buzz-aldrin/)

> [For every winner, there's a loser. And that person didn't really need to lose. They just didn't understand the game plan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buzz-aldrin/for-every-winner-there-s-a-loser-and-that-person-didn-t-really-need/)

[Buzz Aldrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buzz-aldrin/)

> [The society of life on Mars, or the challenge of making Mars more livable, will have significant benefits on our attempts to modify and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buzz-aldrin/the-society-of-life-on-mars-or-the-challenge-of-making-mars-more/)

[Buzz Aldrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buzz-aldrin/)

> [Exploration is wired into our brains. If we can see the horizon, we want to know what's beyond.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buzz-aldrin/exploration-is-wired-into-our-brains-if-we-can-see-the-horizon-we/)

[Buzz Aldrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buzz-aldrin/)

> [“I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buzz-aldrin/i-believe-that-every-human-has-a-finite-number-of-heart-beats-i-don-t/)

[Buzz Aldrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buzz-aldrin/)

> [There is very little doubt, in my mind, that what the next monumental achievement of humanity will be the first landing by an Earthling,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buzz-aldrin/there-is-very-little-doubt-in-my-mind-that-what-the-next-monumental/)

[Buzz Aldrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buzz-aldrin/)

> [ Weve got to go \[back to the moon\]. But we dont want to stay too long. ... The ultimate goal is Mars. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buzz-aldrin/weve-got-to-go-back-to-the-moon-but-we-dont-want-to-stay-too-long-the/)

[Buzz Aldrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buzz-aldrin/)

> [I want to keep on the move, keep stimulated and challenged.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buzz-aldrin/i-want-to-keep-on-the-move-keep-stimulated-and-challenged/)

[Buzz Aldrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buzz-aldrin/)

> [America can take man to the moon, and America can take men to Mars - and beyond.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buzz-aldrin/america-can-take-man-to-the-moon-and-america-can-take-men-to-mars-and/)

[Buzz Aldrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buzz-aldrin/)

> [I don't believe any pair of people had been more removed physically from the rest of the world than we were.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buzz-aldrin/i-don-t-believe-any-pair-of-people-had-been-more-removed-physically/)

[Buzz Aldrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buzz-aldrin/)

> [We have the ability, at such high fidelity, to simulate the physical world through computers. But when the spiritual world or human behavior comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buzz-aldrin/we-have-the-ability-at-such-high-fidelity-to-simulate-the-physical/)

[Buzz Aldrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buzz-aldrin/)

> [I do celebrity ski races all over the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buzz-aldrin/i-do-celebrity-ski-races-all-over-the-world/)

[Buzz Aldrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buzz-aldrin/)

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