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Space architectures capable of supporting a permanent human presence on Mars are extraordinarily complex, with many different interdependent systems.

~Buzz Aldrin

Topics: Capable Complex Different Extraordinarily Human Interdependent Many Mars Permanent Presence Space Supporting Systems

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NASA needs to focus on the things that are really important and that we do not know how to do. The agency is a pioneering force, and that is where its competitive advantage lies.

~Buzz Aldrin

Topics: Advantage Agency Competitive Competitive Advantage Focus Force How Important Know Lies Nasa Needs Pioneering Really Things Where

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You need propellants to accelerate toward Mars, then to decelerate at Mars, again to re-accelerate from Mars to Earth, and finally to decelerate back at Earth. Accordingly, the mass of these required propellants, in short, drives our need for innovative launch vehicles.

~Buzz Aldrin

Topics: Accelerate Accordingly Again Back Drives Earth Finally Innovative Launch Mars Mass Need Our Required Short Then Toward Vehicles You

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One of the major problems with long-term deep space human flight is the requirement for radiation shielding.

~Buzz Aldrin

Topics: Deep Flight Human Long-Term Major Problems Radiation Requirement Space

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Instead of planning the retirement of the Space Shuttle program, America should be preparing the shuttles for their next step in space: evolving, not shutting them down and laying off thousands of people.

~Buzz Aldrin

Topics: America Down Evolving Instead Laying Next Next Step Off People Planning Preparing Program Retirement Should Shutting Shuttle Space Space Shuttle Step Them Thousands Thousands Of People

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What's aero braking? That's a way to use the gravity and upper atmosphere of Earth to sling shot a ship out either deeper into space, or slow it down to be 'captured' by Earth's gravity.

~Buzz Aldrin

Topics: Atmosphere Captured Deeper Down Earth Either Gravity Out Ship Shot Slow Space Upper Use Way

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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.

~Buzz Aldrin

Topics: Airplane Call Development Flies Foster Gambler High Just Landing Like Name Nasa Orbit Retiring Runway Stakes Then Type Urging Vegas

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Landing in the ocean and waiting for the Navy to come alongside and haul you out of the drink is what space capsules require. And after the capsule is recovered, it would take weeks for the ship to return to port.

~Buzz Aldrin

Topics: After Alongside Come Drink Haul Landing Navy Ocean Out Port Recovered Require Return Ship Space Take Waiting Weeks Would You

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Having walked on the Moon, I know something about what we need to explore, really explore, in space.

~Buzz Aldrin

Topics: About Explore Having Know Moon Need Really Something Space Walked

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Before deciding what to do about national space policy, Obama set up an outside review panel of space experts, headed up by my friend Norm Augustine, former head of Lockheed Martin and a former government official.

~Buzz Aldrin

Topics: About Before Deciding Experts Former Friend Government Head Headed Martin My Friend National Norm Obama Official Outside Panel Policy Review Set Space Up

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Astronaut

Born: January 20th, 1930

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