Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin says America must commit to establishing a human colony on Mars if it wants to maintain its leadership role in space exploration. Testifying on Tuesday in Washington before the U.S. Senate's Subcommittee on Space, Science and Competitiveness, the 85-year-old Aldrin said:...
Politically speaking, sending humans into space brings nations together – the International Space Station stood as the physical manifestation of the reunification of the USA and Russia and is now a platform for broader international co-operation. Space exploration is also inspiring: during NASA’s Apollo programme to...
January 27 marks the anniversary of the Apollo 1 disaster that killed three astronauts in a test run in 1967. The Apollo anniversary is followed one day later by the anniversary of the Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986. Despite these tragedies, space exploration and...
Buzz Aldrin will participate in a Q&A at the Humans 2 Mars Summit on Thursday, May 7 2015 at The George Washington University in Washington, DC....
Buzz Aldrin will participate in a Q&A at the Oxford Union on Friday, March 13 2015 at 8:00pm. For more details visit the Oxford Union website....