Astronaut describes Mars trip as 'one-way' ticket

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Former astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin said that a planetary mission to Mars from a base on the moon will be the equivalent of a "one-way trip to the stars," according to a story this week from the EE Times.

Aldrin, who in 1969 was the second man on the moon, said that current technology and life support systems couldn't sustain a round-trip manned voyage to Mars. That said, Aldrin, 77, still wants to plan the mission, according to the interview.

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Writing off Astronauts on Mars missions
by TogetherinParis June 22, 2007 12:38 AM PDT: Faster propulsion. Send fatties up.; Like this Reply to this comment

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by kostya77 June 22, 2007 6:14 AM PDT: Who the first volunteer?; Like this Reply to this comment


by explodingzebras September 2, 2009 8:58 PM PDT: Send up all the chavs, and life-sentence prisoners first, see how they get on...oh also: Uri Gellar, Chris Moyles, Bono, Ricky Tomlinson and Ricky Gervais.; Like this Reply to this comment

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