A real Buzz at the National Space Centre

摘要

Saturday 6 June was a very special day for visitors to the National Space Centre in Leicester. Dr Buzz Aldrin, only the second man to walk on the Moon, spent the day at the centre where he toured the galleries, visited the Challenger Centre, lectured to an invited audience in the Space Theatre, signed copies of his latest book Reaching for the Moon, and finally giving an inspiring address from the balcony to all of the visitors at the Centre. Buzz was clearly impressed by the Centre and its mission. He talked in a relaxed way about the prospects for missions to Mars, the part the current generation of school students would be playing in the future exploration of space, and of the real possibilities for 'Space Tourism', allowing many more people to have the wonderful experience of going into space. I was privileged to attend the morning lecture to hear Buzz, and also the introduction given by Kevin Yates of the Space Centre, which I found every bit as inspiring.