'Humans should colonise Mars,' says Buzz Aldrin

Second man to walk on moon believes first manned expedition to the red planet could be achieved by 2040

Buzz Aldrin
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Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, has called for space exploration efforts to be concentrated on Mars with a view to establishing a colony.

Discussing space exploration at the Science Museum in London this weekend, Aldrin (above) said self-sufficiency should be the ultimate goal of a human outpost on the red planet. "Is there anything bigger that humans could do on Earth than to leave and begin to occupy?" he asked.

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