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Purchase a Lovely New Home On...Mars?
By taylorhengen Posted on 10.31.2008 17 CommentsBuzz Aldrin is fondly remembered as the second man to ever step foot on the moon, after his more famous compatriot Neil Armstrong. The former astronaut, now 78, is back in the spotlight after proclaiming that, should the United States space program send a mission to Mars, those astronauts should be prepared to stay there.
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