Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the Future of Space Exploration (1998)

In this retrospective video interview conducted for the documentary NOVA: To the Moon, astronaut engineer Buzz Aldrin offers a detailed plan for the future of space exploration.

To the Moon | WGBH | 1998 This clip and associated transcript appear from 6:41 - 9:19 in the full record.

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