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Astronauts are not superhuman. They lead ordinary lives and have varied personalities.

Buzz Aldrin

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Buzz Aldrin
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: January 20
Air Force Officer
Astronaut
Autobiographer
Businessperson
Engineer
Fighter Pilot
Science Fiction Writer
Montclair Township
Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.
Edwin Aldrin Jr.
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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.
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There is very little doubt, in my mind, that what the next monumental achievement of humanity will be the first landing by an Earthling, a human being, on the planet Mars.
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The best way to study Mars is with two hands, eyes and ears of a geologist, first at a moon orbiting Mars... and then on the surface.
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I remember it was hard to believe that I was taking a step onto the lunar surface.
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Human rights problems will always exist for years to come, but maybe they'll lessen somewhat.
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I felt pretty confident in relieving myself, since I had the urge.
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A space program that truly goes somewhere! With his deeds, not only words, President Obama has revitalized our struggling space program.
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We need the next generation to be motivated and to push technological boundaries, to seek out new innovations.
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I was given permission to serve myself Communion, with wine and a wafer, on the surface on the Moon. But I was advised not to say anything about it at the time. Someone had strongly objected to the Apollo 8 crew reading from the Bible. We didn't want to get into any further trouble with the religious critics.
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There are always door openings. And gradually, it accumulates. The opportunities open up in front of you.
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Knowledge of the past and an optimistic view of the present give you great opportunities.
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