The second man on the moon revealed his plan of conquest of Mars

July 21, 1969 astronaut buzz Aldrin stepped on the moon. Today he is 88 years old, but its on the topic of space exploration is not quenched. Aldrin believes that we will soon have to return to the moon and turn it into a transshipment point for numerous journeys to Mars.

Buzz Aldrin sure that in 2040 we have to master the missions to Mars to populate the planet. In 2015, he published the book «Welcome to Mars: making a home on the red planet».

In the same year he addressed the members of the U.S. Senate, telling them about their ideas, and created the Aldrin space Institute, Florida Institute of technology. His Institute has been studying the ways of survival on Mars. former astronaut and air force pilot even sells t-shirts, caps and hoodies with the words «Bring your Jo** to Mars».

Enthusiastic 88-year-old Neil Armstrong, buzz Aldrin does not hold. We have to admit that his ideas have one very interesting and important detail. Aldrin believes that before we tackle Mars, we must master the moon. Again by landing on the moon, we can build a gas station and a spaceport for regular flights to Mars. According to the plans Aldrin, will require approximately 10 years for lunar exploration, and preparation for subsequent flights.

A Permanent base on the moon needs to use the lunar ice to produce liquid oxygen and hydrogen fuel. This will help ensure the missions to Mars without support from Earth. Plan astronaut looks like this:

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• sending a crew to an asteroid in 2026;
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• to Send an unmanned lander to Mars in 2034;
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• Sending six Braves on the Martian moon Phobos in 2034;
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• Creation of regular flights for the transportation of people to Mars in 2040.

In this mission, Aldrin wants to attract all comers. Continuation of the work will deal with his son, who currently is the Director of the space Institute Aldrin, and previously worked at Boeing and United Launch Alliance. To start, according to the astronaut, is now, 50 years after his own trip to the moon.