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 Copy Share Image
Whenever I gaze up at the moon, I feel like I'm on a time machine. I am back to that precious pinpoint… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
As time goes by, I'm increasingly impressed by how very special and timely it was that we got the degree of national… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Knowledge of the past and an optimistic view of the present give you great opportunities. — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
From the distance of the moon, Earth was four times the size of a full moon seen from Earth. It was a… — 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
Timing has always been a key element in my life. I have been blessed to have been in the right place at… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
The energy varies with the square of the velocity, so if you need five times the velocity, that's 25 times the energy. — 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
We really didn't devote a lot of time to investigating the scariest aspects of our flight. It was more challenging and productive… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Mars, we know, was once wet and warm. Was it home to life? And what can living and learning to work on… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Anything we can do in the near future that begins to stimulate the interest of people - seeing somebody down the street… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
The future is about wings and wheels and new forms of space transportation, along with our deep-space ambition to set foot on… — 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
Six out of seven times we landed successfully [on the Moon]. I wanted to be a part of that and I was… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
I think we need to move to the moons of Mars and learn how to control robots that are on the surface.… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
My expertise is the space program and what it should be in the future based on my experience of looking at the… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
This is the LM pilot. I'd like to take this opportunity to ask every person listening in, whoever and wherever they may… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
When the time comes to start building deep space transports and refueling rocket tankers, it will be the commercial industry that steps… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
History gets reinterpreted as time goes on. Many times, the participants are lost in the retelling of the story. — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
For the future, primarily, we must educate people in science, engineering, technology and math. — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Don't waste your time on beaming people up or down. Instead, consider gravity waves as advanced physics of the universe that could… — 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