US astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to land on the moon in 1969. Since then, there's been much talk of the next great space leap: putting an astronaut on Mars. One of the leading advocates of this is Buzz Aldrin...
Over the decades, the planet Mars has been flown by, circled, crashed into, pinged by radar, parachuted onto, as well as bounced upon, rolled over, shoveled about and drilled into, smelled, baked, and even laser zapped. What’s missing here? The footprints of the first settlers! ...
Enter the “SHEE project” – the Self-deployable Habitat for Extreme Environments. The concept is the product of an architecture research idea initiated by architect Ondrej Doule, detailed here August 31 at a session on space habitats at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ (AIAA) Space...
The Florida Institute of Technology has established the Buzz Aldrin Space Institute at the university, and it will be promoting the settlement of Mars. Buzz Aldrin, part of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, said that he is "thrilled to be partnering with FIT," adding that "FIT...
Florida Institute of Technology held a signing ceremony formalizing the establishment of the Buzz Aldrin Space Institute at the university. Opening this fall and led by legendary Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the Institute will promote the settlement of Mars through research....