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Every couple of years, we could dispatch people from Earth to Mars. (Buzz Aldrin)
I don't go through life verbalizing what I feel. View quote
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I do celebrity ski races all over the world. View quote
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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. View quote
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American greatness was elevated significantly after Sputnik. View quote
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When the time comes to start building deep space transports and refueling rocket tankers, it will be the commercial industry that steps up, not another government-owned, government-managed enterprise. View quote
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The way I see it, commercial interests should manage a lunar base while NASA gets on with the really important task of flying to Mars. View quote
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To move forward, what's required is a unified space agenda based on exploration, science, development, commerce, and security. View quote
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The much-hyped Ares 1-X was much ado about nothing. View quote
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I think the people who experienced the Apollo missions came away from that experience wondering to themselves, 'When can we get a chance to experience spaceflight?' I've heard that many, many times: that people got into a new career field hoping that they would be able to experience spaceflight. View quote
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Ray Bradbury is one who is contributing to the understanding of the imagination and the curiosity of the human race. (Buzz Aldrin)
You need propellants to accelerate toward Mars, then to decelerate at Mars, again to re-accelerate from Mars to Earth, and finally to decelerate back at Earth. Accordingly, the mass of these required propellants, in short, drives our need for innovative launch vehicles. View quote
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The life expectancy of people going to Mars may be decreased by the higher level of radiation that they receive. View quote
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Trips to Mars, the Moon, even orbit, will require that we provide astrotourists with as many comforts from home as possible, including paying each other. View quote
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The decision to go to the moon is now appreciated and associated with President Kennedy's speech, but somebody else had told him it was a good idea. It turned out to be a good commitment, but it was a unique situation. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Mars, we know, was once wet and warm. Was it home to life? And what can living and learning to work on its rust-colored surface teach us about the future of our own planet, Earth? Answering those mysteries may hold the key to our future. View quote
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We must still think of ourselves as pioneers to understand the importance of space. View quote
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I think we need to move to the moons of Mars and learn how to control robots that are on the surface. It's not the impatient way of getting there, but Mars has been there a long time. View quote
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I want people to go into space, to orbit around the world a few times, even to stay there for 24 hours and then come back to where they took off. And I also want people with a low income to be able to do that, not only rich people. (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. View quote
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I am excited to think that the development of commercial capabilities to send humans into low Earth orbit will likely result in so many more Earthlings being able to experience the transformative power of space flight. View quote
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I have no intention of selling any more of the historical Apollo 11 items in my possession for the remainder of my life. I intend to pass a portion of these items on to my children and to loan the most important items for permanent display in suitable museums around the country. View quote
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There should be an international lunar base. That is certainly doable. View quote
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