Quotes by Moon Weve got to go [back to the moon]. But we dont want to stay too long. ... The ultimate goal is Mars. Buzz Aldrin moon goal long Long-term, I see robotics prevailing on the moon. . . . The most important decision we'll have to make about space travel is whether to commit to a permanent human presence on Mars. Without it, we'll never be a true space-faring people. Buzz Aldrin future space moon I don't believe any pair of people had been more removed physically from the rest of the world than we were. Buzz Aldrin space moon believe This has been far more than three men on a mission to the Moon; more still than the efforts of a government and industry team; more, even, than the efforts of one nation. We feel this stands as a symbol of the insatiable curiosity of all mankind to explore the unknown. Buzz Aldrin team moon men I poured the wine into the chalice our church had given me. In the one-sixth gravity of the moon the wine curled slowly and gracefully up the side of the cup. 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 wine moon thinking It was designed to have an impact on the stalemate over Mutually Assured Destruction with the Soviet Union. Us reaching the moon convinced Gorbachev and other leaders that the Soviet Union couldn't compete with the U.S., so they revised their agenda. But people have short memories. Buzz Aldrin impact moon memories What comes after the moon? I think you can guess: Mars. Buzz Aldrin mars moon thinking In my mind, public space travel will precede efforts toward exploration -- be it returning to the moon, going to Mars, visiting asteroids, or whatever seems appropriate. We've got millions and millions of people who want to go into space, who are willing to pay. When you figure in the payload potential of customers, everything changes. Buzz Aldrin space moon people From the distance of the moon, Earth was four times the size of a full moon seen from Earth. It was a brilliant jewel in the black velvet sky. Buzz Aldrin distance moon jewels Having walked on the Moon, I know something about what we need to explore, really explore, in space. Buzz Aldrin space moon needs By refocusing our space program on Mars for America's future, we can restore the sense of wonder and adventure in space exploration that we knew in the summer of 1969. We won the moon race; now it's time for us to live and work on Mars, first on its moons and then on its surface. Buzz Aldrin moon summer adventure 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. Buzz Aldrin leaving moon home 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. Buzz Aldrin mars moon people 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. Buzz Aldrin organization moon commitment 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 balance moon would-be 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 favors done moon Mars is far more attractive as an outpost colony for earthlings than the moon is. Buzz Aldrin attractive mars moon Somebody would think I was trying to get favored treatment because my ancestors had the name Moon. And that's a joke. Buzz Aldrin moon names thinking There's a historical milestone in the fact that our Apollo 11 landing on the moon took place a mere 66 years after the Wright Brothers' first flight. Buzz Aldrin moon brother years Russia perhaps is still entertaining the possibility that the moons of Mars might have access to ice or water. Buzz Aldrin ice russia moon «1011121314151617181920»