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
Everyone who’s been in space would, I’m sure, welcome the opportunity for a return to the exhilarating experiences there. – Buzz Aldrin
We need the next generation to be motivated and to push technological boundaries, to seek out new innovations. – Buzz Aldrin
Having walked on the Moon, I know something about what we need to explore, really explore, in space. – Buzz Aldrin
My father’s an early aviator, and my first flight was with him at age two. Now, despite the fact that I got sick on the flight, I still enjoyed it, I believe. – 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
There are many people talking about access to space and, ‘How can we make that cheaper? How can we turn that into a Southwest Airlines versus the big airlines?’ – Buzz Aldrin
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.’ – Buzz Aldrin
By venturing into space, we improve life for everyone here on Earth – scientific advances and innovations that come from this kind of research create products we use in our daily lives. – Buzz Aldrin
Absolutely the United States should lead in space, for the survival of the United States. It’s inspiring for the next generation. If we lose leadership, then we’ll be using Chinese capability to inspire Americans. – Buzz Aldrin
NASA needs to focus on the things that are really important and that we do not know how to do. The agency is a pioneering force, and that is where its competitive advantage lies. – Buzz Aldrin
Exploring and colonizing Mars can bring us new scientific understanding of climate change, of how planet-wide processes can make a warm and wet world into a barren landscape. By exploring and understanding Mars, we may gain key insights into the past and future of our own world. – Buzz Aldrin
It was interesting to think that the very first liquid ever poured on the Moon, and the first food eaten there, were communion elements. – 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 number two. Does anybody know who the last man was? – Buzz Aldrin
I want to reach a new generation. That’s why I am Twittering now. I have a BlackBerry, an iPhone and a Mac. – Buzz Aldrin
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. – Buzz Aldrin
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. – Buzz Aldrin
We should’ve asked China to be a portion of the space station. We should’ve worked out ways that we can… just give away the technology that we have that puts things up into space, with cooperation up above the atmosphere that’s needed to help each other. – Buzz Aldrin
Landing in the ocean and waiting for the Navy to come alongside and haul you out of the drink is what space capsules require. And after the capsule is recovered, it would take weeks for the ship to return to port. – Buzz Aldrin
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
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. – Buzz Aldrin
There are always door openings. And gradually, it accumulates. The opportunities open up in front of you. – Buzz Aldrin
I’m convinced that sending people to Mars is so expensive that if you go once and bring the people back and then go again and bring the people back, we’re eventually going to run out of money. But what if we send people the first time and they don’t come back? What if they stay there? – Buzz Aldrin