Buzz Aldrin: 'You don't just go to Mars for a day and come back'

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Pioneering astronaut Buzz Aldrin is best known for being the second man to step foot on the moon. Now, he's stepping into a new space -- virtual reality -- and hoping to inspire interest in space exploration and communicate his plan to send humans to Mars to this and future generations.


At the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, the 87-year old former astronaut and engineer debuted his new VR experience, created by virtual reality company 8i, called "Cycling Pathways to Mars." The 10-minute immersive experience is being billed as "the first legacy virtual reality project," which guides users on a trip to the moon and the red planet.


In an interview with CNBC, Aldrin said virtual reality provides a "great experience of almost being there… and that's going to be wonderful for expressing a number of ideas." While Aldrin is excited about the technology as a teaching tool, he said VR is still "an individual participation," and admitted that his VR film likely won't reach mass audiences.


Read More: http://www.isn-news.net/2017/03/buzz-aldrin-you-dont-just-go-to-mars.html

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[Cripplecreek]

You need to be prepared to stay.

That's why I say we need to return to the moon with a permanent station. Anything that works on the moon should work even better on mars.

[kevindavis007]

You need to be prepared to stay.

That's why I say we need to return to the moon with a permanent station. Anything that works on the moon should work even better on mars.

and so on..


To me the race is between Elon and Jeff is like the Tortoise and the Hare.  I think it is a mistake to bypass the Moon. We need to practice and work on ways to create artificial gravity.

[montanajoe]

and so on..


To me the race is between Elon and Jeff is like the Tortoise and the Hare.  I think it is a mistake to bypass the Moon. We need to practice and work on ways to create artificial gravity.

Seems fairly elementary....I think some today look at the moon as a desert and Mars as a tropical paradise. Seems to me if you can't live in the desert the tropical paradise is gonna bite you on the ass..

[kevindavis007]

Seems fairly elementary....I think some today look at the moon as a desert and Mars as a tropical paradise. Seems to me if you can't live in the desert the tropical paradise is gonna bite you on the ass..

Let's be real space is a b***h..

[DB]

What is the legal jurisdiction and is there settled law being first to another planet, especially if you are a private individual/company and not a government?

What I mean is, can the first human to land on Mars make claims on ownership for their company/government be it land, minerals or more of Mars? If Musk gets there first perhaps he has some claim on Mars and that in itself is enough to justify getting there without much of a plan on staying.

[Cripplecreek]

Let's be real space is a b***h..

Yup. That's why we need to think outside the box and look at every possible option.

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