advertisement advertisement advertisement Buzz Aldrin, living legend, was one of the very first humans to ever walk on the moon. These days, Aldrin has fashioned himself as an elder statesman for space exploration, and has set his sights even higher: Mars. advertisement advertisement In recent years, space travel has returned to the spotlight thanks to private sector players like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic, and Aldrin is pushing for an audacious (and difficult) goal: the colonization of Mars by astronauts who would never return to Earth. Aldrin likens the idea to the Pilgrims migrating from Europe to present-day Massachusetts and argues it should be the whole world, not just the United States, working on the project. Over the past few months, Aldrin has been conducting a bit of a publicity blitz on behalf of the 45th anniversary of Apollo 11, which has included everything from moon landing-themed sneakers to a high-end … [Read more...] about Buzz Aldrin’s New Mission: Life On Mars