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Buzz Aldrin's Roadmap to Mars

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the anything-to-get-me-outta-here dept.

FleaPlus writes "Former astronaut (and MIT astronautics grad) Buzz Aldrin has an article in last months Popular Mechanics in which he describes a plan for manned Mars missions. Aldrin's plan proposes using a Cycler spacecraft permanently orbiting between Earth and Mars. This would have a shielded habitat and rotation-induced gravity, and would take just 5 months to reach Mars. Smaller vehicles would take astronauts to and from the Cycler. Aldrin claims the plan is less costly and more sustainable than NASA's current plans."

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  1. MMMMM, orbital donut. by Panascooter · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not only is he an MIT grad with a doctorate, he's got a moon crater named after him, and he has flown into space with Homer Simpson. With credentials like that I don't know how anyone could doubt his wisdom.

    1. Re:MMMMM, orbital donut. by oh_bugger · · Score: 2, Funny

      His last mission was a failure though, he never did find out if ants could be trained to sort tiny screws in space.

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  2. Re:Buzz Aldrin by jcr · · Score: 2, Funny

    He has a girlfriend at his age? Good for him!

    -jcr

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  3. So...... by mofomojo · · Score: 2, Funny

    .... when do we get to blow zombies' heads off from Hell?

    Soon, rite?

    >:D

  4. Plans... by Elitist_Phoenix · · Score: 4, Funny

    Seems like this guy came out up with his plans only after NASA released theirs. Story of his life, always second.

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  5. Buzz has accomplished 3 things in his life by Ellis+D.+Tripp · · Score: 2, Funny

    that I always wanted to do:

    Fly into space.

    Walk on the Moon.

    Punch Bart Sibrel in the face. :)

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