Apollo XI and Gemini 12 astronaut and Korean War fighter pilot Buzz Aldrin hosted an #AskBuzz event at Twitter headquarters today. What most people seemed to want to know was where to get one of those cool “Total Recall” inspired “Get your ass to Mars” T-shirts that Aldrin was sporting. (Just FYI, they’re available at his website.)
Here and ready to answer your questions. #AskBuzz pic.twitter.com/lLS9uAQjAr
— Dr. Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) October 27, 2014
Aldrin answered several questions in exchange for a favor to be asked later.
@TheRealBuzz what's it like to be an absolute legend? #AskBuzz
— Steve Richardson (@steveskunx) October 27, 2014
.@steveskunx Tough to say, since it wasn't what I set out to do!
— Dr. Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) October 27, 2014
@TheRealBuzz Would any equipment we left on the moon still be functional at this point? #AskBuzz
— Gʀᴀᴄɪᴇ Jᴀɴᴇ (@drquuxum) October 27, 2014
.@drquuxum I'm sure the backpacks would not. But the urine bags would probably be reusable!
— Dr. Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) October 27, 2014
Who were your inspirational teachers? #AskBuzz #gyatm
— Elizabeth Cowles (@Liz11660) October 27, 2014
.@Liz11660 Can't recall the names, but every math teacher I had in high school. Big influence on my time at West Point.
— Dr. Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) October 27, 2014
https://twitter.com/_UncleMitch/status/526834454254612481
.@_UncleMitch Of course! It was a very pretty, blue convertible. But I much prefer the hard tops of today (i.e., BMW M3, "Red Rocket")
— Dr. Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) October 27, 2014
#AskBuzz What's it like staring into the (possibly) infinite depths of space for real
— Stevel Knievel (@SteveDalton01) October 27, 2014
.@SteveDalton01 In space, there's a velvety blackness to the sheen created by the ambient surface sun. It has a real depth.
— Dr. Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) October 27, 2014
The favor? Provide some suggestions on how to get the next president to commit to a mission to Mars by the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.
Now a question for all of you: How do we inspire the next President to commit to Mars by the 50th Anniversary (July 2019)? #AnswerBuzz
— Dr. Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) October 27, 2014
@TheRealBuzz Hide his golf clubs #AnswerBuzz
— Tús Nua (@HoraceOflaherty) October 27, 2014
@TheRealBuzz the only way would be to tell them they get an automatic 2nd term
— Andrew Edmonds (@aedmonds87) October 27, 2014
@TheRealBuzz Sadly it seems the United States needs to feel threatened by the technical prowess of another country, which it’s not.
— Harry Isaac (@isaac_computer) October 27, 2014
https://twitter.com/TBRCi/status/526842072251514880
@TheRealBuzz elect an astronaut to be the next president??
— Michelle McLean ⚖️ (@michiemc82) October 27, 2014
@TheRealBuzz Structure the project so it involves jobs and investments in LOTS of congressional districts (like ISS versus SSC).
— Robert McNees (@mcnees) October 27, 2014
@TheRealBuzz Leadership from people like you, Buzz. If the American people demand it, hopefully our President will get on board.
— Paul Wishart (@tpwishart) October 27, 2014
@TheRealBuzz Buzz Aldrin 2016?
— Sean Ghikas (@seanghikas) October 27, 2014
@TheRealBuzz Tell him/her that Mars has lots of oil #answerbuzz
— Andrew Greenway (@WayOfTheGreen) October 27, 2014
@TheRealBuzz #AnswerBuzz Help him/her understand that bold quests like Mars unite a nation and give us all hope. It transcends parties.
— Paul Thomas (@pwt1997) October 27, 2014
@TheRealBuzz somehow get politicians to realize that space is an investment, not a cost. Returns more to economy than you put in #AnswerBuzz
— Emory Stagmer (@VAXHeadroom) October 27, 2014
.@TheRealBuzz elect a scientist or an engineer. It's about damn time we did.
— Scott (@GreatScottLP) October 27, 2014
@TheRealBuzz first give some more brains for today's president.
— Allen Rix (@allenrixxx) October 27, 2014
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