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204 Great Quotes By Buzz Aldrin That Will Make You Aim For The Stars

Famous As: American Astronaut, Fighter Pilot and the Second Person to Set Foot on the Moon
Born On: January 20, 1930
Born In: Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Age: 94 Years
Buzz Aldrin is a renowned former American astronaut and engineer. He was the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11 and one of the two humans to land on the Moon. He completed his Mechanical Engineering from the ‘US Military Academy’. He wanted to be a fighter plane pilot and entered the ‘US Air Force’ against his father’s wishes. He returned home to do doctorate in aeronautics and astronautics and his topic of research was related to spacecraft. This helped him get into the space program shortly after finishing his studies. There he was popularly called as ‘Dr. Rendezvous’ as he was the only astronaut with a doctorate. He was given the responsibility of mastering various techniques for the working of the spacecraft. He also did the then longest spacewalk of five hours before going on the most notable mission of his life. He, along with Neil Armstrong and Harrison "Jack" Schmitt, went on the ‘Apollo 8’ mission and he became the second man to walk on moon. So if space-walk is on your mind, we are sure the following quotations and thoughts of the distinguished astronaut are sure to inspire you. Take a look at the famous quotes and sayings by Buzz Aldrin that will open the doors of galaxy for you.

I have no intention of selling any more of the historical Apollo 11 items in my possession for the remainder of my life. I intend to pass a portion of these items on to my children and to loan the most important items for permanent display in suitable museums around the country.

Buzz Aldrin
Mars is there, waiting to be reached.

Mars is there, waiting to be reached.

Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. I am the first man to piss his pants on the moon.

Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. I am the first man to piss his pants on the moon.

Buzz Aldrin
I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.

I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.

Buzz Aldrin
Monumental achievements by humanity should be done by major organizations as much together as possible.

Monumental achievements by humanity should be done by major organizations as much together as possible.

Buzz Aldrin

To send humans back to the moon would not be advancing. It would be more than 50 years after the first moon landing when we got there, and we'd probably be welcomed by the Chinese. But we should return to the moon without astronauts and build, with robots, an international lunar base, so that we know how to build a base on Mars robotically.

Buzz Aldrin
I came to dedicate my life to opening space to the average person and crafting designs for new spaceships that could take us far from home. But since Apollo ended, such travels were only in our collective memory.

I came to dedicate my life to opening space to the average person and crafting designs for new spaceships that could take us far from home. But since Apollo ended, such travels were only in our collective memory.

Buzz Aldrin
Everyone should take their hats off to Neil Armstrong. He is a humble guy who doesn't wave his own flag.

Everyone should take their hats off to Neil Armstrong. He is a humble guy who doesn't wave his own flag.

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 and future of our own world.

Buzz Aldrin
We can't start over and develop a Saturn 5-type vehicle from scratch.

We can't start over and develop a Saturn 5-type vehicle from scratch.

Buzz Aldrin
We had this whole big beautiful place for discovery, and all we could think to do with it was wipe out everything that made it worth discovering.

We had this whole big beautiful place for discovery, and all we could think to do with it was wipe out everything that made it worth discovering.

Buzz Aldrin
Simply put, I was without a career, and I was feeling the aftereffects of it all. As always, I was standing by, ready for liftoff, but I needed to realign my direction and find a new runway.

Simply put, I was without a career, and I was feeling the aftereffects of it all. As always, I was standing by, ready for liftoff, but I needed to realign my direction and find a new runway.

Buzz Aldrin
I am definitely not rich.

I am definitely not rich.

Buzz Aldrin
I don't watch 'American Idol,' but I wouldn't call it 'undignified.'

I don't watch 'American Idol,' but I wouldn't call it 'undignified.'

Buzz Aldrin

Do we really need these big, gigantic, heavy rockets? What if we launch a rocket that's empty, and its sole purpose is to act as a source of fuel on the Moon? Who should build that? Well, I think the U.S. should build that.

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

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

Buzz Aldrin
I failed music when I was a teenager.

I failed music when I was a teenager.

Buzz Aldrin
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.

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 Aldrin
When President Kennedy took office, I was in the midst of my education.

When President Kennedy took office, I was in the midst of my education.

Buzz Aldrin
The moon I see now is the same moon I saw before. Except that before, when I looked at it, it was in anticipation of what it would be like when I got there. That's behind me now.

The moon I see now is the same moon I saw before. Except that before, when I looked at it, it was in anticipation of what it would be like when I got there. That's behind me now.

Buzz Aldrin
Can you imagine, in 2030, taking a space cruise on the very ship that carried the first human beings to Mars? I can't believe that people wouldn't line up for that possibility.

Can you imagine, in 2030, taking a space cruise on the very ship that carried the first human beings to Mars? I can't believe that people wouldn't line up for that possibility.

Buzz Aldrin
I don't go through life verbalizing what I feel.

I don't go through life verbalizing what I feel.

Buzz Aldrin
Us reaching the moon convinced Gorbachev and other leaders that the Soviet Union couldn't compete with the U.S., so they revised their agenda. But people have short memories.

Us reaching the moon convinced Gorbachev and other leaders that the Soviet Union couldn't compete with the U.S., so they revised their agenda. But people have short memories.

Buzz Aldrin
I shot down two airplanes in Korea, so I wasn't a slouch.

I shot down two airplanes in Korea, so I wasn't a slouch.

Buzz Aldrin
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.

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 Aldrin
There's no guarantee that the United States will be around 200 years from now.

There's no guarantee that the United States will be around 200 years from now.

Buzz Aldrin
Human rights problems will always exist for years to come, but maybe they'll lessen somewhat.

Human rights problems will always exist for years to come, but maybe they'll lessen somewhat.

Buzz Aldrin
I don't think we're going to build a 50-person spacecraft or a 100-person spacecraft.

I don't think we're going to build a 50-person spacecraft or a 100-person spacecraft.

Buzz Aldrin
Save the taxpayer's money by canceling the Ares 1 and V.

Save the taxpayer's money by canceling the Ares 1 and V.

Buzz Aldrin
When the time comes to start building deep space transports and refueling rocket tankers, it will be the commercial industry that steps up, not another government-owned, government-managed enterprise.

When the time comes to start building deep space transports and refueling rocket tankers, it will be the commercial industry that steps up, not another government-owned, government-managed enterprise.

Buzz Aldrin