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Article: Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin calls for mission to Mars
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- Oakland Tribune
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- July 25, 2009
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ALAMEDA -- NASA officials may be planning more manned missions to
the moon, but an astronaut who has already walked on its dusty
surface would prefer a program that aimed higher.
Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who stood on the moon 40 years
ago this month, said a mission to Phobos, a moon of Mars, would
position the United States as a space exploration leader.
"Nearly 50 years ago we pioneered the moon," Aldrin said. "Why
are we going to back to pioneer the moon again? Let's leave that to
somebody else."
A United States goal of heading straight for the Red Planet --
launched as part of an international effort that would join with
business to explore the moon -- could be more ...