26 July 2016
Buzz Aldrin, most famously known as the second man to walk on the Moon, gave a presentation on 26 July at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. The sprightly 86-year-old living legend addressed the 2016 class of the International Space University about his experiences as an astronaut and his mission not only to fly people to the Red Planet, but also to “maintain a permanent human presence on Mars.” He emphasized the importance of countries working together to reach Mars, saying that, “It is not just rocket fuel that’ll get us there. It’s the human spirit, the country, the people, the world, behind different countries working together.” Notably, he implored the audience that, “The most important thing” the U.S. space community needs to do to get to Mars “is to try to break through this relationship with China and to make that work great as soon as possible.”
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