Weve got to go [back to the moon]. But we dont want to stay too long. ... The ultimate goal is Mars. — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
The way I see it, commercial interests should manage a lunar base while NASA gets on with the really important task of… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I think it's inevitable that there will be Earthlings establishing a presence on Mars. And I would say that it would certainly… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
People come up to me and say, 'It's too bad the space program got canceled.' This is not the case, and yet… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
There is very little doubt, in my mind, that what the next monumental achievement of humanity will be the first landing by… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Exploring Mars is a far different venture from Apollo expeditions to the moon; it necessitates leaving our home planet on lengthy missions… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
My first biography written in '73 was not 'Journey To The Moon.' It was 'Return To Earth.' Because for me, that was… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
I'm convinced that sending people to Mars is so expensive that if you go once and bring the people back and then… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
What are you going to do with astronauts who first reach the surface of Mars and then turn around and rocket back… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
To send humans back to the moon would not be advancing. It would be more than 50 years after the first moon… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
I participated with great honor in becoming one of the first to land on the moon, and now I am devoting and… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Astronauts working for the government will always need to be either pilots or mission specialists. Those who want to be pilots should… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Long-term, I see robotics prevailing on the moon. . . . The most important decision we'll have to make about space travel… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Everyone should take their hats off to Neil Armstrong. He is a humble guy who doesn't wave his own flag. — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Being first outside the spacecraft would bring much more responsibility, and I really wasn't looking for that. — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
By venturing into space, we improve life for everyone here on Earth - scientific advances and innovations that come from this kind… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Having walked on the Moon, I know something about what we need to explore, really explore, in space. — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
They didn’t tell me I was going into space until after they locked the shuttle doors and started counting down. — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
If you want to say that the sky is black, and if I'm there, even if I fall back down again, I… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
One of the major problems with long-term deep space human flight is the requirement for radiation shielding. — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
What's aero braking? That's a way to use the gravity and upper atmosphere of Earth to sling shot a ship out either… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
When you're in a spacecraft, you need to know what things you can touch and what things you shouldn't touch! — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Many say exploration is part of our destiny, but it's actually our duty to future generations and their quest to ensure the… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
I'm sure that there are places in the deserts in Australia that could be similar to where we might want to go… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Mars has been flown by, orbited, smacked into, radar inspected, and rocketed onto, as well as bounced upon, rolled over, shoveled, drilled… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
The feeling of reduced gravity and the limitations of the space suit resulted in a slow-motion movement. Perhaps not too far from… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Most people never believed in the real possibility of going to the moon, and neither did I until I was in my… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Can you imagine, in 2030, taking a space cruise on the very ship that carried the first human beings to Mars? I… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
I suggest that going to Mars means permanence on the planet - a mission by which we are building up a confidence… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
I have no doubt that humans will go to Mars. And I feel that America has led so many things in space… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
In my mind, public space travel will precede efforts toward exploration -- be it returning to the moon, going to Mars, visiting… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
I was not the commander, I was a junior person, so once both were outside, I followed my leader, because we (NASA)… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Mars has been flown by, orbited, smacked into, radar examined, and rocketed onto, as well as bounced upon, rolled over, shoveled, drilled… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Apollo 11 will probably go down in history as one of the major responses of two nations facing each other with threatening… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Mars could very well be a staging location for the resources of the asteroid belt. We have to learn how to get… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
I'm urging NASA to foster the development of what I call 'runway landers.' No, that's not the name of a high stakes… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
You can never tell when a commercial space venture will suddenly become viable. — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
A family needs to work as a team, supporting each other's individual aims and aspirations. — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
In space, you don't get that much noise. Noise doesn't propagate in a vacuum. — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
I'm sure the most favorite airplane in my career would still be the Sabre F86 cleft wing , which allowed me to be credited… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
For every winner, there's a loser. And that person didn't really need to lose. They just didn't understand the game plan. — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
The society of life on Mars, or the challenge of making Mars more livable, will have significant benefits on our attempts to modify and… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Exploration is wired into our brains. If we can see the horizon, we want to know what's beyond. — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
“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. ” — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
There is very little doubt, in my mind, that what the next monumental achievement of humanity will be the first landing by an Earthling,… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Weve got to go [back to the moon]. But we dont want to stay too long. ... The ultimate goal is Mars. — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
America can take man to the moon, and America can take men to Mars - and beyond. — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image