Buzz Aldrin & Jeffrey Kluger On Human Missions To Mars, The Apollo 8 Mission And More At SXSW | TIME

Buzz Aldrin talks to TIME’s Jeffrey Kluger about human missions to Mars inspired by 'The Martian', the Apollo 8 Mission, & much more at this year's SXSW Festival.

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Buzz Aldrin & Jeffrey Kluger On Human Missions To Mars, The Apollo 8 Mission And More At SXSW | TIME

[djosfr]

It is so good to see such a personnality as buzz aldrin talking to you as if you were in a bar. There is so many things to say.

I already mentionned as a critize on ISS Facebook page on which I contributed as a commentator that videos should be subtitled, at least in english. To be honest, how come such big ant-hills as TIME is could not afford subtitlers ?

That is a constructive critize.

About Mars, I have laughed reading articles and watching videos about a multi-billionnaire who I don't remember the name that is WILLING to send people on mars in the next 25 years or less.

I found it funny, in a silly way, because he did not guarantee people would come back on earth. Anyway, it seems to be a great spaceship where you have space to live.

If I remember well, the best trajectory for a spaceship going to mars would take about 250 days to get to Mars. I think, the figure looks like this.


It is a great educationnal site.

I wish Buzz Aldrin a great life on earth and also for the rest of TIME readers.

All the best from France.

[Midnitte]

"I've got nine books... and he works for a magazine!" - Buzz "Burn" Aldrin

[chrislantos]

Jeffrey Kluger is the professional twin of NASA-TV star Don Pettit. Both men are showmen by trade, very polished and skillful performers. As such, Kluger can get physically uncomfortable at the sight of Buzz Aldrin making a fool of himself like this. The contrast is dramatic. Kluger and Pettit can make any spin on reality look easy. It's in their genes. :-) Aldrin, not so much.

Virtual Reality software is already indispensable to NASA's ISS videos. You can find some laughably fun videos of its astros clutching at nonexistent virtual props. Clearly, a critical layer of VR was missing...lol You can also find ISS astros wearing their support harness -- somebody spaced out on the chromakey.

All for fun, of course. Hey, everybody's gotta make a living. :-)

[deborrastrom]

This man Buzz is soo alert, no way he has Alzheimer's or anything like this. He was in Lacklyn AFB with Armstrong etc my Dad was a Doc on that AFB & Helped them a time or 2. I was in 1st grade. I just think he is brilliantly preserved aging well. (He just might out live a kid or I like what he is saying about Quarterly Educational Reports. Q. Why do people want to do nothing on the moon anymore after all this time? You must have a base there anyway for the Mars stuff . Right?