Mission to Mars, Buzz Aldrin, with Leonard David Foreword by Andrew Aldrin
Mission to Mars, Buzz Aldrin, with Leonard David Foreword by Andrew Aldrin
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Mission to Mars
My Vision for Space Exploration

Author: Buzz Aldrin, with Leonard David; Foreword by Andrew Aldrin

Narrator: John Pruden

Unabridged: 4 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/07/2013


Synopsis

Legendary space statesman Buzz Aldrin speaks out as a vital advocate for the continuing quest to push the boundaries of the universe as we know it. As a pioneering astronaut who set foot on the moon during mankinds first landing with Apollo 11and an aerospace engineer who designed an orbital rendezvous technique critical to future planetary landingsAldrin has a vision, and inMission to Marshe plots out the path he proposes, one that will take humans to Mars by 2035.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on July 20, 2016

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

Goodreads review by Wesley on August 26, 2015

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

Goodreads review by Steve on June 26, 2013

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

Goodreads review by Brian on February 01, 2014

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

Goodreads review by Jim on November 19, 2023

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