Mission to Mars
My Vision for Space Exploration

I wanted to like this more than I did. It had a lot of good information, but it was often redundant & all of it was soaked in propaganda & his ego. His ideas on where we should focus our attention in space & why are great. The delivery just sucked. The propaganda: America is the leader, will be, shou......more

I was fortunate this summer to meet Buzz Aldrin in Rapid City and get my copy of "Mission to Mars" signed by the legendary Apollo 11 astronaut. I also was able to hear him speak at the South Dakota School of Mines regarding his experiences and his advocacy for Mars exploration. "Mission to Mars" is......more

Let me preface my comments by telling you that the Apollo astronauts were my childhood heroes. Especially Neil and Buzz. That being said, I was not all that impressed by this book. Aldrin's outline for the future of the space program and mission to Mars is sensible but not exciting. Buzz has accompl......more

This is a good informed overview of what it might take to establish habitation on Mars. Buzz Aldrin's passion comes through, but it doesn't really consistently animate his prose.......more

It breaks my heart to give 2 stars to this book by a man I greatly admire and respect. I’ll take the blame for reading a 10 year old science book at a time when science and technology are changing so quickly. Mr. Aldrin is a brilliant and accomplished man but unfortunately his vision for the space p......more