To send humans back to the moon would not be advancing. It would be more than 50 years after the first moon landing when we got there, and we'd probably be welcomed by the Chinese. But we should return to the moon without astronauts and build, with robots, an international lunar base, so that we know how to build a base on Mars robotically.
"Buzz Aldrin on Why We Should Go to Mars Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/buzz-aldrin-on-why-we-should-go-to-mars-66260324/#muQovUaWlr5GveW8.99 Give the gift of Smithsonian magazine for only $12! http://bit.ly/1cGUiGv Follow us: @SmithsonianMag on Twitter". Interview with Amy Crawford, www.smithsonianmag.com. May 19, 2013.
