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Exist. >> what are the implications for future human missions to mars? i would think this would be a real focal point. >> right. of course, any future human mission to mars is one of the things the astronauts will be looking for is water, number one, for, you know, determine if it's there, if it's subterranean and what clues it might offer as past and even currently some kind of microbial or other life on mars. also, the water is something, if you're staying for long-term, you're looking at what is called resource utilization and look how can you use that water and how easy to get to the surfa...

A lot different perhaps there won't people expect where there's a constant tension about what's going on of course zero g. it's an interesting environment to work in and i thought it was interesting alexander just said that he he's going to be the commander and he said he wanted to be the nice ball. i guess it is important when you're there and you're in this very very confined space for six months it is important to be nice you know everything that we do is about teamwork whether that starts on the ground with the building of the missions we put into war bit whether it's revolting missions or...

Fundamentally a big world class science laboratory is usually of experiments going on on board which are some of the equipment of beings is being sent out from the ground on previous flights some on this flight crimmins on board and a lot of that program been so it's a day to day routine you know they're working in the separate modules they meet up for lunch and dinner communicate with their family on the ground it's a lot different perhaps there won't people expect where there's a constant tension about what's going on of course zero g. it's an interesting environment to work in and i thought...

Goal? mars is in the air with news from water was discovered there. will we ever get there? get to mars? in 2004 president bush pitched a renewed space program that could bring americans back to the moon by 2020. >> with the experience and knowledge gained on the moon we'll be ready to take next steps of space exploration. human missions to mars and to worlds beyond. >> reporter: something has happened since then when newt gingrich said he wanted a priority on. >> getting to mars as rapidly as possible. >> reporter: he was mocked and few in politics talked that way about mars today. what if we...

That over here. >> neat. >> of a boot print, and the picture i took of the moon. on the other side is the astronaut pin, of course. and on my tie, up here, is mars. and that's where we're hopefully headed to go. >> all right. >> and now after overcoming depression and alcoholism, i now am planning the human missions for permanence on the planet mars. what a fortunate life i have had unfold for me. i am just such a grateful person for the events that have come my way and my ability to take advantage of those. >> fantastic. buzz aldrin, what a pleasure to talk with you. thank you so much for tak...