“Does it make sense for the U.S. to expend hundreds of billions of dollars to mount a new Apollo-style program to return to the moon? Or have we blazed that trail? Shouldn't we help other nations achieve this goal with their own resources but with our help?”

American astronaut and engineer of the Apollo era, Buzz Aldrin is best known as the second person to walk on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. His career spans pioneering spaceflight, engineering, and advocacy for space exploration, as well as later work as an author and public speaker on science and human achievement.