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Article: Aldrin urges effort to put man on Mars
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- The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
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- July 20, 2009
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Almost four decades after he stepped on the
moon, former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin bluntly called on Congress
and the American people Sunday to use the memory of Apollo 11 as
inspiration to one day visit Mars.
"Apollo 11 was a symbol of what a great nation and a great people
can do if we work hard and work together ... that is what Apollo 11
means today," said Aldrin, who appeared at the National Air and
Space Museum with fellow crew members Neil Armstrong and Michael
Collins.
"America, do you still dream a great dream? Do you still believe
in yourself?" Aldrin said to a sold-out audience of about 500 at the
National Air and Space Museum, including incoming NASA ...