48 Famous Quotes by Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin is an American astronaut and engineer who was the second person to walk on the moon. He was a key figure in the Apollo 11 mission, which was one of the greatest achievements in human history. Aldrin's bravery and determination in the face of incredible danger and uncertainty serve as a testament to the human spirit. His legacy as an astronaut and advocate for space exploration continues to inspire future generations of scientists and explorers. (Buzz Aldrin Biography).
Buzz Aldrin Famous Quotes
1. "I still say, 'Shoot for the moon; you might get there.'"
2. "It was interesting to think that the very first liquid ever poured on the Moon, and the first food eaten there, were communion elements."
3. "There may be aliens in our Milky Way galaxy, and there are billions of other galaxies. The probability is almost certain that there is life somewhere in space."
4. "Some things just can't be described. And stepping onto the moon was one of them."
5. "Mars is there, waiting to be reached."
6. "The biggest benefit of Apollo was the inspiration it gave to a growing generation to get into science and aerospace."
7. "Whenever I gaze up at the moon, I feel like I'm on a time machine. I am back to that precious pinpoint of time, standing on the foreboding - yet beautiful - Sea of Tranquility. I could see our shining blue planet Earth poised in the darkness of space."
8. "Nobody cares about the bronze or silver medals."
9. "If we can conquer space, we can conquer childhood hunger."
10. "When I was a little kid, we only knew about our nine planets. Since then, we've downgraded Pluto but have discovered that other solar systems and stars are common. So life is probably quite prevalent."
11. "I think the American Dream used to be achieving one's goals in your field of choice - and from that, all other things would follow. Now, I think the dream has morphed into the pursuit of money: Accumulate enough of it, and the rest will follow."
12. "We must still think of ourselves as pioneers to understand the importance of space."
13. "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."
14. "Mars is much closer to the characteristics of Earth. It has a fall, winter, summer and spring. North Pole, South Pole, mountains and lots of ice. No one is going to live on Venus; no one is going to live on Jupiter."
15. "Timing has always been a key element in my life. I have been blessed to have been in the right place at the right time."
16. "There's a need for accepting responsibility - for a person's life and making choices that are not just ones for immediate short-term comfort. You need to make an investment, and the investment is in health and education."
17. "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."
18. "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."
19. "Heavy lifting doesn't need to be heavy spending if we do the job right."
20. "I'm urging NASA to foster the development of what I call 'runway landers.' No, that's not the name of a high stakes gambler from Vegas. It's a type of spacecraft that flies to orbit like the retiring Shuttles but then glides to a landing like an airplane on a runway. Just like the Shuttles do."
21. "Over the years, I think I've matured in my spiritual evolution and development to understand a bit more than the narrow religious thinking - to move beyond that through a sort of perfection of the grandiose nature of the universe, and how perfect it is it in its sense and how satisfied we should all be in our place in that."
22. "Space travel for everyone is the next frontier in the human experience."
23. "To send humans back to the moon would not be advancing. It would be more than 50 years after the first moon landing when we got there, and we'd probably be welcomed by the Chinese. But we should return to the moon without astronauts and build, with robots, an international lunar base, so that we know how to build a base on Mars robotically."
24. "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."
25. "My first inclination is to be a bit skeptical about the claims that human-produced carbon dioxide is the direct contributor to global warming."
26. "Maybe it was the challenge of flight, the opportunity to fly, the competition of summer camp and the inspiration and discipline of West Point. I think all of those things helped me to develop a dedication and inspired me to get ahead."
27. "I think humans will reach Mars, and I would like to see it happen in my lifetime."
28. "Space tourism is a logical outgrowth of the adventure tourist market."
29. "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."
30. "I've been to the Titanic in a yellow submarine and the North Pole in a Russian nuclear ice breaker."
31. "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."
32. "Astronauts are not superhuman. They lead ordinary lives and have varied personalities."
33. "My own American Dream was to serve my country as best I could and make a difference in America - and in the world."
34. "The pilgrims on the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock. To my knowledge, they didn't wait around for a return trip to Europe. You settle some place with a purpose. If you don't want to do that, stay home. You avoid an awful lot of risks by not venturing outward."
35. "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."
36. "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."
37. "Certainly, I've never wanted to live on past achievements."
38. "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?'"
39. "Anything we can do in the near future that begins to stimulate the interest of people - seeing somebody down the street have an opportunity to go into space - buoys up the whole neighborhood."
40. "I remember it was hard to believe that I was taking a step onto the lunar surface."
41. "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."
42. "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."
43. "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."
44. "Do we really need these big, gigantic, heavy rockets? What if we launch a rocket that's empty, and its sole purpose is to act as a source of fuel on the Moon? Who should build that? Well, I think the U.S. should build that."
45. "Bringing an asteroid back to Earth? What's that have to do with space exploration? If we were moving outward from there, and an asteroid is a good stopping point, then fine. But now it's turned into a whole planetary defense exercise at the cost of our outward exploration."
46. "You are not going to change the minds of people who are looking for attention."
47. "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."
48. "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."
― Buzz Aldrin Quotes
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