Quotes by Buzz Aldrin

About Buzz Aldrin:

Edwin Eugene is an American engineer and former astronaut, and the second person to walk on the Moon. He was the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history. He set foot on the Moon at 03:15:16 (UTC) on July 21, 1969, following mission commander Neil Armstrong. He is also a former U.S. Air Force officer and a Command Pilot.
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My father's an early aviator, and my first flight was with him at age two. Now, despite the fact that I got sick on the flight, I still enjoyed it, I believe.

Buzz Aldrin

During the divorce process, I lived alone and tended to get extremely down on myself.

Buzz Aldrin

As we reflect back upon the tragic loss of Challenger and her brave crew of heroes who were aboard that fateful day, I am reminded that they truly represented the best of us, as they climbed aloft on a plume of propellant gasses, reaching for the sta...

Buzz Aldrin

The best way to study Mars is with two hands, eyes and ears of a geologist, first at a moon orbiting Mars... and then on the surface.

Buzz Aldrin

My own American Dream was to serve my country as best I could and make a difference in America - and in the world.

Buzz Aldrin

The beauty of Hawaii probably surpasses other places. I like the Big Island and the two mountains, Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, where you can look out at the stars.

Buzz Aldrin

Space travel for everyone is the next frontier in the human experience.

Buzz Aldrin

As someone who flew two space capsules and twice landed in the ocean, I can attest from personal experience how much logistics work is needed to get you home.

Buzz Aldrin

I am excited to think that the development of commercial capabilities to send humans into low Earth orbit will likely result in so many more Earthlings being able to experience the transformative power of space flight.

Buzz Aldrin

My expertise is the space program and what it should be in the future based on my experience of looking at the transitions that we've made between pre-Sputnik days and getting to the moon.

Buzz Aldrin

Any observations from the Moon or a sense of realising this or that about the greater meaning of things wasn't as influential for me as the experience of coming back and dealing with being a person who's been to the Moon.

Buzz Aldrin

Astronauts working for the government will always need to be either pilots or mission specialists. Those who want to be pilots should have military experience - ideally, a test pilot background.

Buzz Aldrin

It was interesting to think that the very first liquid ever poured on the Moon, and the first food eaten there, were communion elements.

Buzz Aldrin

A family needs to work as a team, supporting each other's individual aims and aspirations.

Buzz Aldrin

I inherited depression from my mother's side of the family.

Buzz Aldrin

I think the people who experienced the Apollo missions came away from that experience wondering to themselves, 'When can we get a chance to experience spaceflight?' I've heard that many, many times: that people got into a new career field hoping that...

Buzz Aldrin

Just as Mars - a desert planet - gives us insights into global climate change on Earth, the promise awaits for bringing back to life portions of the Red Planet through the application of Earth Science to its similar chemistry, possibly reawakening it...

Buzz Aldrin

Exploring and colonizing Mars can bring us new scientific understanding of climate change, of how planet-wide processes can make a warm and wet world into a barren landscape. By exploring and understanding Mars, we may gain key insights into the past...

Buzz Aldrin

You are not going to change the minds of people who are looking for attention.

Buzz Aldrin

The society of life on Mars, or the challenge of making Mars more livable, will have significant benefits on our attempts to modify and change in some ways the environment here on Earth.

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Author Bio

  • NameBuzz Aldrin
  • DescriptionAmerican astronaut
  • AliasesEdwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.; Edwin Eugene Aldrin
  • BornJanuary 20, 1930
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionAir Force Officer; Fighter Pilot; Astronaut; Autobiographer
  • AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross; Legionnaire Of Legion Of Merit; Order Of Culture; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Air Medal; Air Force Distinguished Service Medal; Harmon Trophy; NASA Exceptional Service Medal; Steiger Award