Mission to Mars My Vision for Space Exploration

CanastronautsreachMarsby2035?Absolutely,saysBuzzAldrin,oneofthefirstmentowalkonthemoon.Celebratedastronaut,brilliantengineer,bestsellingauthor,AldrinbelievesitisnotonlypossiblybutvitaltoAmerica’sfuturetokeeppushingthespacefrontieroutwardforthesakeofexploration,science,development,commerce,andsecurity.Whatweneed,heargues,isacommitmentbytheU.S.PresidentasrousingasJFK’spromisetoreachthemoonbytheendofthe1960s—anaudacious,inspiringgoal-andaunifiedvisionforspaceexploration.InMissiontoMars,Aldrinplotsthattrajectory,stressingthatAmerican-ledspaceexplorationisessentialtotheeconomicandtechnologicalvitalityofthenationandtheworld.Doyoudaretodreambig?ThenjoinAldrininhisthoughtprovokingandinspiringMissiontoMars.