The pilgrims on the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock. To my knowledge, they didn't wait around for a return trip to Europe. You settle some place with a purpose. If you don't want to do that, stay home. You avoid an awful lot of risks by not venturing outward. - Buzz Aldrin 1 Share Now -
You can never tell when a commercial space venture will suddenly become viable. - Buzz Aldrin 2 Share Now -
Can you imagine, in 2030, taking a space cruise on the very ship that carried the first human beings to Mars? I can't believe that people wouldn't line up for that possibility. - Buzz Aldrin 3 Share Now -
To move forward, what's required is a unified space agenda based on exploration, science, development, commerce, and security. - Buzz Aldrin 4 Share Now -
For the future, primarily, we must educate people in science, engineering, technology and math. - Buzz Aldrin 6 Share Now -
As we begin to have landings on the moon, we can alternate those with vertical launch of similar crew modules on similar launch vehicles for vertical-launch tourism in space, if you want to call it that... adventure travel. - Buzz Aldrin 7 Share Now -
Globalisation means many other countries are asserting themselves and trying to take over leadership. Please don't ask Americans to let others assume the leadership of human exploration. We can do wonderful science on the Moon, and wonderful commercial things. Then we can pack up and move on to Mars. - Buzz Aldrin 8 Share Now -
To move forward, what's required is a unified space agenda based on exploration, science, development, commerce, and security. - Buzz Aldrin 9 Share Now -
Space is not just going up and coming back down again. Space is getting into orbit and being there, living there, establishing a presence, a permanence. - Buzz Aldrin 10 Share Now -
