Tag: Buzz Aldrin
NASA invites Apollo 11 astronauts to launch pad for 50th Moon Landing Anniversary
Two Apollo 11 astronauts are returning to the exact spot where they began their journey to the moon 50 years ago. NASA has invited Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to Kennedy Space Centre’s Launch Complex 39A in Cape Canaveral, Florida. They will mark the precise moment – 9.32am on July 16 1969 (4.32pm…
NASA to open moon rock samples sealed since Apollo missions
NASA is to open some pristine samples of moon rocks and dirt which have been stored for decades after being collected by Apollo astronauts. Hundreds of pounds of moon rocks are locked up at Johnson Space Centre in Houston, and lab workers are preparing to give some of the samples to scientists for study. Nine…
Appeal for Apollo 11 moon landing memories to mark 50th anniversary
People across the UK are being urged to share their memories and photographs of the Apollo 11 moon landing on moonlandingmemories.com, ahead of the historic event’s 50th anniversary in July. The public are being asked to submit their personal accounts of the occasion, which saw Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first astronauts to…
WATCH: Buzz Aldrin explains how to “Get your ass to Mars”
Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the Moon has been speaking to Videos from Space about how we can finally get to Mars. Check out the video below, where he outlines some of his ideas for the technologies he thinks we need to reach the red planet - and how he thinks they should be…
Space Expedition Corporation get Buzz Aldrin's blessing ahead of commercial space tourism trips
Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon and subject of that most-iconic of moon landing photos above, has signed on to become a member of Space Expedition Corporation's advisory board, one of the leading companies vying for dominance in…