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There were about six years when there was not one American who went into space. We shouldn't do that again. (Buzz Aldrin)
We could have human intelligence in orbit around Mars, building things there. View quote
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America can take man to the moon, and America can take men to Mars - and beyond. View quote
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The way I see it, what is going to come out of the moon activities is a respect for U.S. leadership. View quote
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Russia perhaps is still entertaining the possibility that the moons of Mars might have access to ice or water. View quote
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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. View quote
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We need to begin thinking about building permanence on the Red Planet, not just have voyagers do some experiments, plant a flag and claim success. Having them go there, repeat this, in my view, is dim-witted. Why not stay there? View quote
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Space tourism is a logical outgrowth of the adventure tourist market. View quote
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The leader of an Earth organization who makes a commitment to history - of humans living on Earth, to begin permanent settlement/occupation of not the moon, but of another planet - this leader will have a legacy for history that will supersede Columbus, Genghis Khan or almost any recognized leader. View quote
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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. View quote
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For the future, primarily, we must educate people in science, engineering, technology and math. (Buzz Aldrin)
Human rights problems will always exist for years to come, but maybe they'll lessen somewhat. View quote
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Astronauts are not superhuman. They lead ordinary lives and have varied personalities. View quote
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Having walked on the Moon, I know something about what we need to explore, really explore, in space. View quote
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I failed music when I was a teenager. View quote
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I grew up in a country that I thought was special. And it was. View quote
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I grew up in New Jersey and never went up the Statue of Liberty. View quote
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The purpose of going to Mars is for humans to first begin to occupy, permanently, another planet in the solar system. The astronauts or pilgrims, whatever you might call them, are going to be very historically unique human beings. View quote
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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? View quote
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Just as Mars - a desert planet - gives us insights into global climate change on Earth, the promise awaits for bringing back to life portions of the Red Planet through the application of Earth Science to its similar chemistry, possibly reawakening its life-bearing potential. View quote
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I was the first Navy, Marine or Air Force person who had been an astronaut to return back to the Air Force. I had certain expectations about what would be a reasonable and desirable position to be assigned to after my years of service. (Buzz Aldrin)
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. View quote
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I came to dedicate my life to opening space to the average person and crafting designs for new spaceships that could take us far from home. But since Apollo ended, such travels were only in our collective memory. View quote
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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. View quote
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The guys who walk on Mars are going to be historic. View quote
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