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Somebody would think I was trying to get favored treatment because my ancestors had the name Moon. And that's a joke. Buzz Aldrin

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It's real easy to manufacture what you think the people want to hear. But that's not very honest. Buzz Aldrin

You People Think Easy Real Hear Very Want Manufacture Honest

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

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Monumental achievements by humanity should be done by major organizations as much together as possible. Buzz Aldrin

Together Humanity Monumental Possible Major Done Achievements Much Should Organizations

NASA's been one of the most successful public investments in motivating students to do well and achieve all they can achieve, and it's sad that we are turning the program in a direction where it will reduce the amount of motivation it provides to young people. Buzz Aldrin

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I've led a life of such structured discipline and always had a goal in mind of knowing what I was doing, from West Point to the Air Force combat, MIT, looking for new things to study and get involved in. And then I got into the space program, and how disciplined can you get? Buzz Aldrin

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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

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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

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. Buzz Aldrin

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Any observations from the Moon or a sense of realising this or that about the greater meaning of things wasn't as influential for me as the experience of coming back and dealing with being a person who's been to the Moon. Buzz Aldrin

I remember it was hard to believe that I was taking a step onto the lunar surface. Buzz Aldrin

Remember Believe Onto Step Taking Surface Hard

I think the climate has been changing for billions of years. Buzz Aldrin

Think Changing Has-Been Climate Been Years Billions

The society of life on Mars, or the challenge of making Mars more livable, will have significant benefits on our attempts to modify and change in some ways the environment here on Earth. Buzz Aldrin

Life Change Benefits Challenge Will Society Our Earth Ways Significant Mars Some More Attempts Environment Making Modify Livable Here

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

Computers allow us to squeeze the most out of everything, whether it's Google looking up things, so I guess that tends to make us a little lazy about reading books and doing things the hard way to understand how those things work. Buzz Aldrin

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We can't start over and develop a Saturn 5-type vehicle from scratch. Buzz Aldrin

Develop Vehicle Over Scratch Saturn Start

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. Buzz Aldrin

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I want to keep on the move, keep stimulated and challenged. Buzz Aldrin

Stimulated Move Want Keep Challenged

Certainly, I've never wanted to live on past achievements. Buzz Aldrin

Past Live Never Achievements Wanted Certainly

Everyone who's been in space would, I'm sure, welcome the opportunity for a return to the exhilarating experiences there. Buzz Aldrin

Welcome Opportunity Space Everyone Would Return Sure Exhilarating Been Experiences

I inherited depression from my mother's side of the family. Buzz Aldrin

Depression Family Mother Side Inherited

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