The other day I had the honor of speaking with Buzz Aldrin, the first man on the moon along with Neil Armstrong. I was interviewing Aldrin for an article I'm writing for the NOVA website on whether we should consider a one-way manned mission to...
Asked one time what he thought made an iconic photo of him walking on the Moon's surface so special, astronaut Buzz Aldrin summed it up in three words: "Location, location, location." Aldrin's sense of humor was on display Wednesday when he gave a 45-minute talk with...
He was inspirational, he was funny, and he is a legend. Legendary astronaut, Dr Buzz Aldrin, had the Microsoft Australia Partner Conference in the palm of his hand. What does Aldrin have in common with a Microsoft partner? Not much, but his insight was pretty clear...
DOWNEY – Monday’s gathering at the Columbia Space Learning Center of American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) panelists representing different professional engineering/science-oriented groups but which have somehow cast their lot in a common cause—U.S. human space exploration—was anything but dull. The National Space Society’s Mark...
It is widely known that I support the President's new space agenda for civil space. I was proud to stand beside the President at the recent Space Summit, and to endorse his bold vision for space -- a vision that I believe will enable us...