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...second person to ever set foot on the moon, he's the star of a Sundance Award-winning film about the Apollo crews. Buzz Aldrin will now take your questions...
...well were the Apollo crews portrayed in the documentary In the Shadow of the Moon? -Russell Sinclaire, SAN FRANCISCOIt delivers a humanness to what took place 40 years ago when a few of us were in very enviable positions. The astronauts are now 75 or older, so they have had a lot of time to reflect and develop a good sense of humor about...
What contributed to the depression and alcoholism you experienced after Apollo 11? -Randy Roach, FATE, TEXASReturning to Earth was challenging for me. I was a celebrity on a pedestal, and I had to live up to that. Like actors and writers who are on and off again in terms of employment, I had a very unstructured life. So the alcoholism and depression, which I inherited, were ripe to flourish...
...clear vision of space exploration that existed in the 1960's? -Jeremy Slater, Houston, Texas No. I think we understand space exploration much better than we did back then. It is difficult to develop transportation systems that are economical and efficient. When we did get to the moon with Apollo it was very effective and efficient, but the flight rate was not high enough to justify making it reusable...
...there and what would happen if the people of Yole rebuilt it are the secrets at the center of the novel Nacky Patcher and the Curse of the Dry-Land Boats, by TIME senior editor Jeffrey Kluger. Author of several other books including the best seller Apollo 13, Kluger is making his first venture into young-adult fiction. Publishers Weekly calls the book "a fully imagined fantasy with a twist of magic...