Moon Quotes by Buzz Aldrin

America can take man to the moon, and America can take men to Mars - and beyond.

— Buzz Aldrin

Weve got to go [back to the moon]. But we dont want to stay too long. ... The ultimate goal is Mars.

— Buzz Aldrin

Mars is far more attractive as an outpost colony for earthlings than the moon is.

— Buzz Aldrin

What comes after the moon? I think you can guess: Mars.

— Buzz Aldrin

Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. I am the first man to piss his pants on the…

— Buzz Aldrin

Sending a couple of guys to the Moon and bringing them back safely? That's a stunt! That's not historic.

— Buzz Aldrin

I don't believe any pair of people had been more removed physically from the rest of the world than we were.

— Buzz Aldrin

The way I see it, what is going to come out of the moon activities is a respect for U.S. leadership.

— Buzz Aldrin

Trips to Mars, the Moon, even orbit, will require that we provide astrotourists with as many comforts from home as possible, including…

— Buzz Aldrin

My first biography written in '73 was not 'Journey To The Moon.' It was 'Return To Earth.' Because for me, that was…

— Buzz Aldrin

Exploring Mars is a far different venture from Apollo expeditions to the moon; it necessitates leaving our home planet on lengthy missions…

— Buzz Aldrin

Us reaching the moon convinced Gorbachev and other leaders that the Soviet Union couldn't compete with the U.S., so they revised their…

— Buzz Aldrin

Let's not spend resources that we don't need to be sending astronauts back to the moon. Let's not spend expensive resources on…

— Buzz Aldrin

Nobody ever asks who was the seventh person on the Moon. The only thing they know is who's number one and who's…

— Buzz Aldrin

The moon I see now is the same moon I saw before. Except that before, when I looked at it, it was…

— Buzz Aldrin

I wrote 'Reaching for the Moon' because I wanted to tell kids that all of us have a moon, a dream, that…

— Buzz Aldrin

I participated with great honor in becoming one of the first to land on the moon, and now I am devoting and…

— Buzz Aldrin

To send humans back to the moon would not be advancing. It would be more than 50 years after the first moon…

— 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…

— Buzz Aldrin

It was designed to have an impact on the stalemate over Mutually Assured Destruction with the Soviet Union. Us reaching the moon…

— Buzz Aldrin

Six out of seven times we landed successfully [on the Moon]. I wanted to be a part of that and I was…

— Buzz Aldrin

Any observations from the Moon or a sense of realising this or that about the greater meaning of things wasn't as influential…

— Buzz Aldrin

If we go back to the moon, we're guaranteed second, maybe third place because while we are spending all that money, Russia…

— Buzz Aldrin

Do we really need these big, gigantic, heavy rockets? What if we launch a rocket that's empty, and its sole purpose is…

— 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…

— Buzz Aldrin

The honor you have given us goes not to us as a crew, but to ... all Americans, who believed, who persevered…

— Buzz Aldrin

On Apollo 11 in route to the Moon, I observed a light out the window that appeared to be moving alongside us.…

— Buzz Aldrin

Some things just can't be described. And stepping onto the moon was one of them.

— Buzz Aldrin

I still say, 'Shoot for the moon; you might get there.'

— Buzz Aldrin

Having walked on the Moon, I know something about what we need to explore, really explore, in space.

— Buzz Aldrin

I am not sure about Bill Nelson. I haven't heard him say, 'Let's junk the NASA plan to send humans to the…

— Buzz Aldrin

It was interesting to think that the very first liquid ever poured on the Moon, and the first food eaten there, were…

— Buzz Aldrin

I was motivated to improve the U.S. strategy of going back to the moon in 1985. That's a long time ago. Going…

— Buzz Aldrin

Going back to the moon is not visionary in restoring space leadership for America. Like its Apollo predecessor, it will prove to…

— Buzz Aldrin

I'm in favor of changing the destination of humans. There are a lot of manned missions that can be done, but not…

— Buzz Aldrin

Somebody would think I was trying to get favored treatment because my ancestors had the name Moon. And that's a joke.

— Buzz Aldrin

The decision to go to the moon is now appreciated and associated with President Kennedy's speech, but somebody else had told him…

— Buzz Aldrin

Most people never believed in the real possibility of going to the moon, and neither did I until I was in my…

— Buzz Aldrin

I inherited depression from my mother's side of the family. Her father committed suicide. She committed suicide the year before I went…

— Buzz Aldrin

My expertise is the space program and what it should be in the future based on my experience of looking at the…

— Buzz Aldrin