I think we need to move to the moons of Mars and learn how to control robots that are on the surface. It's not the impatient way of getting there, but Mars has been there a long time.
Buzz AldrinRead
Space tourism is a logical outgrowth of the adventure tourist market.
Interpretation
Space tourism is a natural extension of adventure travel.
In this quote, Buzz Aldrin highlights how space tourism represents the next step for those seeking adventurous experiences. It suggests that as society evolves and technology advances, the desire for new and thrilling experiences, such as traveling to space, becomes increasingly feasible and appealing.
In practice
This quote can be used to inspire discussions at travel expos focused on future vacations.
I think we need to move to the moons of Mars and learn how to control robots that are on the surface. It's not the impatient way of getting there, but Mars has been there a long time.
America can take man to the moon, and America can take men to Mars - and beyond.
A hybrid human-robot mission to investigate an asteroid affords a realistic opportunity to demonstrate new technological capabilities for future deep-space travel and to test spacecraft for long-duration spaceflight.
Landing in the ocean and waiting for the Navy to come alongside and haul you out of the drink is what space capsules require. And after the capsule is recovered, it would take weeks for the ship to return to port.
The biggest benefit of Apollo was the inspiration it gave to a growing generation to get into science and aerospace.
Unfortunately, kids are led to believe things are easier to achieve than they really are.
Technology innovation is starting to explode and having open-source material out there really helps this explosion. You get students and researchers involved and you get people coming through and building start ups based on open source products.
Young people do not watch television; they are on the Internet.
Part of the problem is when we bring in a new technology we expect it to be perfect in a way that we don't expect the world that we're familiar with to be perfect.
When I was a student at MIT, we all shared one computer and it took up a whole building. The computer in your cell phone today is a million times cheaper and a thousand times more powerful. What now fits in your pocket 25 years from now will fit into a blood cell and will again be millions of times more cost effective.
The key questions will be: Are you good at working with intelligent machines or not? Are your skills a complement to the skills of the computer, or is the computer doing better without you? Worst of all, are you competing against the computer?
I am hoping, though, that many of them have kids, who, when they have a moment to take a break from their iPods, Internet, or Google, will explain to their parents running the country just how the world is being flattened.
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