QUOTES by Buzz Aldrin
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"I think there would be no shortage of applicants to the government astronaut corps to be settlers on the planet Mars. And I think this would be very inspiring."
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"Some things just can't be described. And stepping onto the moon was one of them."
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"A family needs to work as a team, supporting each other's individual aims and aspirations."
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"Instead of planning the retirement of the Space Shuttle program, America should be preparing the shuttles for their next step in space: evolving, not shutting them down and laying off thousands of people."
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"The first footfalls on Mars will mark a historic milestone, an enterprise that requires human tenacity matched with technology to anchor ourselves on another world."
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"I wrote 'Reaching for the Moon' because I wanted to tell kids that all of us have a moon, a dream, that we can strive for. Even if you don't attain it, you can at least reach for it."
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"The biggest benefit of Apollo was the inspiration it gave to a growing generation to get into science and aerospace."
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"Walking around on the moon was significantly easier than we'd thought it would be. There weren't any balance problems, so you weren't tumbling over."
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"I know: If you're looking down at Earth, you're looking through an atmosphere that has a bit of haze in many places and not just occasional clouds."
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"I've been to the Titanic in a yellow submarine and the North Pole in a Russian nuclear ice breaker."
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"America's can-do spirit cast a warm glow across nations and cultures, generating more goodwill and support for our country's ideals and causes than had otherwise been possible."
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"Because of his military service, Dad was buried in Arlington National Cemetery."
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"Retain the vision for space exploration. If we turn our backs on the vision again, we're going to have to live in a secondary position in human space flight for the rest of the century."
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"It was interesting to think that the very first liquid ever poured on the Moon, and the first food eaten there, were communion elements."
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"For the future, primarily, we must educate people in science, engineering, technology and math."
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"The life expectancy of people going to Mars may be decreased by the higher level of radiation that they receive."
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"The beauty of Hawaii probably surpasses other places. I like the Big Island and the two mountains, Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, where you can look out at the stars."
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"Fighter pilots have ice in their veins. They don't have emotions. They think, anticipate. They know that fear and other concerns cloud your mind from what's going on and what you should be involved in."
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"Nobody ever asks who was the seventh person on the Moon. The only thing they know is who's number one and who's number two. Does anybody know who the last man was?"
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"It's real easy to manufacture what you think the people want to hear. But that's not very honest."
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"Armstrong described the lunar surface as 'beautiful.' I thought to myself, 'It's not really beautiful. It's magnificent that we're here, but what a desolate place we are visiting.'"
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"Mars is far more attractive as an outpost colony for earthlings than the moon is."
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"Going back to the moon is not visionary in restoring space leadership for America. Like its Apollo predecessor, it will prove to be a dead end littered with broken spacecraft, broken dreams and broken policies."
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"As someone who flew two space capsules and twice landed in the ocean, I can attest from personal experience how much logistics work is needed to get you home."
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"Is the destiny of the human species to sit back and play with our mouse and computer and imagine, fantasize?"
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"I'm in favor of changing the destination of humans. There are a lot of manned missions that can be done, but not in the direction of the moon."
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"My first biography written in '73 was not 'Journey To The Moon.' It was 'Return To Earth.' Because for me, that was the more difficult task - disappointment."
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"My own American Dream was to serve my country as best I could and make a difference in America - and in the world."
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"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."
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"The best way to study Mars is with two hands, eyes and ears of a geologist, first at a moon orbiting Mars... and then on the surface."
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"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 bringing people who have reached Mars back again. Prepare them to become a growing colony."
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"I think it's inevitable that there will be Earthlings establishing a presence on Mars. And I would say that it would certainly take place by 2050 or shortly thereafter."
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"Exploring Mars is a far different venture from Apollo expeditions to the moon; it necessitates leaving our home planet on lengthy missions with a constrained return capability."
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"I suggest that going to Mars means permanence on the planet - a mission by which we are building up a confidence level to become a two-planet species."
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