Forty years ago today, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon, while Michael Collins orbited high above in the Apollo Command Module. All three are now in their late 70s, and two of them have strong opinions about where we should be going in space.
Speaking at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, Neil Armstrong (who has never gone for the publicity spotlight) simply looked back on the history of the space race. Michael Collins challenged us to look after the Earth better, and made a strong call for the human race needing to move off-planet and on the Mars, a cause that we strongly support here at Starcruzer.
Buzz Aldrin envisaged a wide range of future explorations, and had these words to say about the next steps to take: “Four decades have passed since Neil, Mike and I passed across the blackness of space to win a race. This time instead of a Moon race we can try to make the Moon a true stepping-stone to more exciting and habitable destinations….if we persevere, we can reach Mars itself before 2035. Isn’t it time that we continued our journey outwards, past the Moon?”
Good for Buzz, and best wishes for his excellent website too. Here at Starcruzer we have a handsome memento of Aldrin the Moonwalker in the form of a Dragon Models scale figure, complete with spacesuit and accessories (see pictures above). These models are no longer made, and have become prized collectible that sometimes come up for sale on eBay and other auction sites.
You can visit the Buzz Aldrin site here.
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