Mission to Mars

Critics Review

• “Colonizing space is essential for the long-term
  survival of the human race, and Buzz Aldrin’s book shows us how.”

  Stephen Hawking

• “Any time an Apollo-era astronaut steps forward
  with ideas for our future in space, it’s time to stop whatever we’re doing
  and pay attention. Buzz Aldrin, one of the first moonwalkers, has no shortage
  of these ideas. And in Mission to Mars he treats us to
  how, when, and why we should travel there.”

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

• “Buzz Aldrin has been as far from Earth as any
  human being, and now he’s leading the charge to go much farther, to our next
  epic destination: Mars.”

  James Cameron

• “Buzz is one of the foremost forward thinkers of
  our time, and this book will be essential reading for those who care about
  humanity’s future in space.”

  Richard Branson

• “Although the lunar landing is decades behind
  him, Dr. Aldrin is just plain passionate about humankind’s exploration of
  space. An extraordinary pilot, scuba diver, moonwalker, and the first man to
  board a spacecraft on its way back to Earth, he advises us to keep going—farther
  and deeper into space. Page by page, this book makes you want to slide into
  your space suit and light your engines.”

  Bill Nye, the Science Guy

• “Aldrin makes a daring proposal for further space exploration in this exciting glimpse of the new new frontier…With all the ardor of a child raised on Buck Rogers, Aldrin imagines terraforming Mars into ‘humankind’s future home.’ Starry-eyed kids and those old enough to remember the original space race will appreciate his enthusiastic vision.”

  Publishers Weekly

• “The author’s human side is revealed as he
  movingly notes the death of Neil Armstrong with great grief. Readers can only
  imagine the uniqueness of their shared experiences. Recommended for NASA buffs
  and anyone interested in the future of space travel.”

  Library Journal

• “His ideas are undeniably provocative and guaranteed to stir controversy among both amateur and professional space-travel enthusiasts.”

  Booklist

• “A masterful array of strategies for exploration
  by a true space expert and patriot.”

  Michael Collins, astronaut and command module pilot, Apollo 11

• “Mission to Mars is pure Buzz: creative ideas flying off the
  pages, a big picture view of how to move forward, and a laser-like focus on why
  space exploration is key to humanity’s future. Buzz Aldrin has been making
  major contributions to the US space program for a half century, and his new book
  continues that tradition.”

  John M. Logsdon, founder of the Space Policy Institute and professor emeritus at the George Washington University

• “I’ve traveled to the North Pole with Buzz, and
  if I were to travel to Mars I can’t think of a better person to plan the trip
  than he. Sign me up!”

  Norm Augustine, chairman, US Human Spaceflight Review Committee

• “Buzz Aldrin’s Mission to Mars presents
  a bold, inviting plan to colonize Mars. His call that the ‘Earth isn’t the only
  world for us anymore’ is incontrovertible.”

  Roger D. Launius, senior curator, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum

• “No one’s given more thought to Mars exploration
  than Buzz Aldrin—a hero whose legacy as one of the first men on the moon may
  well be eclipsed by his contributions to engineering our future in space.”

  Elliot Holokauahi Pulham, CEO, the Space Foundation

• “There are places to go beyond belief, and this book
  is the call to get there.”

  Chris Lewicki, president and chief asteroid miner, Planetary Resources