410 Quotes by Buzz Aldrin

All the Chinese have to do is fly around the Moon and back, and they'll appear to have won the return to the Moon with humans. They could put one person on the surface of the Moon for one day and he'd be a national hero.

My first inclination is to be a bit skeptical about the claims that human-produced carbon dioxide is the direct contributor to global warming.

To appropriately respond to an emergency requires a very clear mind, to cooly analyze what the observations are and how to fix it.

When you go to Mars, you need to have made the decision that you're there permanently. The more people we have there, the more it can become a sustaining environment. Except for very rare exceptions, the people who go to Mars shouldn't be coming back. Once you get on the surface, you're there.

Not everyone will understand this need for America to lead the world in space.

I inherited depression from my mother's side of the family. Her father committed suicide. She committed suicide the year before I went to the moon.

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

America's can-do spirit cast a warm glow across nations and cultures, generating more goodwill and support for our country's ideals and causes than had otherwise been possible.

Mars is far more attractive as an outpost colony for earthlings than the moon is.