I think we need to move to the moons of Mars and learn how to control robots that are on the surface. It's not the impatient way of getting there, but Mars has been there a long time.
Buzz AldrinRead
To move forward, what's required is a unified space agenda based on exploration, science, development, commerce, and security.
Interpretation
What this quote means
A collaborative approach is essential for progress in space exploration and related fields.
Buzz Aldrin emphasizes the importance of unity in advancing our efforts in space exploration. By integrating exploration, science, development, commerce, and security into a comprehensive agenda, we can collectively enhance our capabilities and ensure a sustainable future in space.
Themes
SpaceExplorationUnityScienceDevelopment
In practice
Example use cases
During a conference on space policy, you could quote Aldrin to emphasize the need for collaborative frameworks.
More from Buzz Aldrin
All quotes βAmerica can take man to the moon, and America can take men to Mars - and beyond.
Buzz AldrinRead
A hybrid human-robot mission to investigate an asteroid affords a realistic opportunity to demonstrate new technological capabilities for future deep-space travel and to test spacecraft for long-duration spaceflight.
Buzz AldrinRead
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 AldrinRead
The biggest benefit of Apollo was the inspiration it gave to a growing generation to get into science and aerospace.
Buzz AldrinRead
Unfortunately, kids are led to believe things are easier to achieve than they really are.
Buzz AldrinRead
Similar quotes
That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent answer.
Jacob BronowskiRead
I think China knows that in the early stages of Covid, it didn't do what it needed to do, which was to, in real time, give access to international experts, in real time to share information, in real time to provide real transparency.
Antony BlinkenRead
To decide upon the answer is not scientific. In order to make progress, one must leave the door to the unknown ajar ajar only.
Richard P. FeynmanRead
As those who have seen Jurassic Park will know, this means a tiny disturbance in one place, can cause a major change in another. A butterfly flapping its wings can cause rain in Central Park, New York. The trouble is, it is not repeatable. The next time the butterfly flaps its wings, a host of other things will be different, which will also influence the weather. That is why weather forecasts are so unreliable.
Stephen HawkingRead
I have oft-times been besought, by divers gentlemen, to set down on paper what I have beheld through my newly invented microscopia, but I have generally declined.
Antonie Van LeeuwenhoekRead
No new creation or destruction of matter is within the reach of chemical agency. We might as well attempt to introduce a new planet into the solar system, or to annihilate one already in existence, as to create or destroy a particle of hydrogen.
John DaltonRead