Buzz Aldrin "Welcome To Mars" Illustrated Signed Collector's Edition w/COA

Personally signed by Buzz Aldrin, space explorer and one of the first to walk on the moon.

National Geographic Kids; Illustrated edition (September 1, 2015) Buzz Aldrin. "Welcome to Mars: Making a Home on the Red Planet". Signed by the author Buzz Aldrin directly onto the title page of the book. Hardcover edition with dust-jacket. 96 pages. ISBN-10‎: 1426322062. Bookseller issued COA.

Buzz Aldrin is significant in history because he was the second person to walk on the moon, achieving this feat as the lunar module pilot on the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, following Neil Armstrong; he is also notable for his advanced degree in aeronautics and his contributions to spacewalk techniques and complex orbital maneuvers during his time as an astronaut

Welcome To Mars

Space is still the final frontier and Mars continues to make news and attract generations of young people. In this fascinating book, hero-astronaut Buzz Aldrin challenges curious kids to think about Mars as not just a faraway red planet but as a possible future home for Earthlings!

What will your new home be like? How will you get there? What will you eat for breakfast? Find out what life might be like far, far from Earth as you navigate your way through this fun and fascinating book. What kid wouldn't want to blast off with him on this (literary) journey!

Reviews

"Apollo 11 astronaut Aldrin welcomes young people to his crew for a journey 'to build the first city on Mars,' while related passages fill in information about the planet and the challenges of colonizing it." -- Booklist

"Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, 'Welcome to Mars: Making a Home on the Red Planet' is profusely illustrated and enthusiastically recommended for students in 3 to 7, and should be a part of every school and community library collection for young readers."– Midwest Book Review

"Welcome to Mars... could be the book that inspires a new generation of astronauts.” — International Business Times

Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut, engineer and fighter pilot. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission, and was the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. He was the second person to walk on the Moon after mission commander Neil Armstrong. Following the death of Michael Collins in 2021, he is the last surviving Apollo 11 crew member.

Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Aldrin graduated third in the class of 1951 from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was commissioned into the United States Air Force and served as a jet fighter pilot during the Korean War. He flew 66 combat missions and shot down two MiG-15 aircraft.

After earning a Doctor of Science degree in astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Aldrin was selected as a member of NASA's Astronaut Group 3, making him the first astronaut with a doctoral degree. His doctoral thesis, Line-of-Sight Guidance Techniques for Manned Orbital Rendezvous, earned him the nickname "Dr. Rendezvous" from fellow astronauts. His first space flight was in 1966 on Gemini 12, during which he spent over five hours on extravehicular activity. Three years later, Aldrin set foot on the Moon at 03:15:16 on July 21, 1969 (UTC), nineteen minutes after Armstrong first touched the surface, while command module pilot Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit. A Presbyterian elder, Aldrin became the first person to hold a religious ceremony on the Moon when he privately took communion, which have been the first food and liquid to be consumed there.

After leaving NASA in 1971, Aldrin became Commandant of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. He retired from the Air Force in 1972 after 21 years of service. His autobiographies Return to Earth (1973) and Magnificent Desolation (2009) recount his struggles with clinical depression and alcoholism in the years after leaving NASA. Aldrin continues to advocate for space exploration, particularly a human mission to Mars. He developed the Aldrin cycler, a special spacecraft trajectory that makes travel to Mars more efficient in terms of time and propellant. He has been accorded numerous honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969.

Marianne J. Dyson

Marianne Dyson was one of the first women to work a console in NASA's Mission Control during the early Space Shuttle Program.

Shuttle Mission Control and A Passion for Space showcase first-person stories of what it was like in Mission Control during the first decade of flights. Dyson received the SCBWI Golden Kite, the American Institute of Physics Communications, and the NSTA Best STEM book awards for her children's books on space, several coauthored with Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

Her science-based fiction is reprinted in Fly Me to the Moon. Dyson shares her love of space with all ages through writing as well as appearances. For more information, visit www.MarianneDyson.com.