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A review by korikam
Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration by Leonard David, Buzz Aldrin
3.0
First a question for you - How often do you really think about "space" these days? I know when I was younger, I felt like everyone was always talking about it, every kid I knew wanted to be an astronaut, and oh my god, we all wanted to go to space camp.
Now? Other than the Curiosity Rover, you don't hear a whole lot about what's going on with space exploration. It's still happening though, and Buzz really lays it ALL out. What's being researched, what the next steps need to be, and just how important it is for the United States to make it a priority again. He's thought it all through, and he did his best to break it all down. After finishing it, I'm still a bit awestruck how he fit so much info, into such a compact book.
Main Points:
-We need PR. We need kids to start getting excited again. We need programs that support the kind of learning needed to make the next leaders, scientists, programmers, supporters; and we need the public to be on board.
-We need politicians who care.
-We need countries to start working together, sharing technology. I'll admit it, I was completely ignorant of India's space program.
-There's all kinds of innovation happening in the private sector, but we'll need the public sector's support on many of these projects for them to work.
-Purdue University is awesome. (OK - I'm a bit biased there, but as a Boilermaker, I am proud to read about all the work they are doing.)
I'll admit, I struggled a bit with the sometimes very detailed engineering jargon (hence the three stars, instead of four), but only because that's not my wheelhouse. However, you don't have to to be a scientist to be inspired by this book. If you ever had any interest in space at all, read this book.
Now? Other than the Curiosity Rover, you don't hear a whole lot about what's going on with space exploration. It's still happening though, and Buzz really lays it ALL out. What's being researched, what the next steps need to be, and just how important it is for the United States to make it a priority again. He's thought it all through, and he did his best to break it all down. After finishing it, I'm still a bit awestruck how he fit so much info, into such a compact book.
Main Points:
-We need PR. We need kids to start getting excited again. We need programs that support the kind of learning needed to make the next leaders, scientists, programmers, supporters; and we need the public to be on board.
-We need politicians who care.
-We need countries to start working together, sharing technology. I'll admit it, I was completely ignorant of India's space program.
-There's all kinds of innovation happening in the private sector, but we'll need the public sector's support on many of these projects for them to work.
-Purdue University is awesome. (OK - I'm a bit biased there, but as a Boilermaker, I am proud to read about all the work they are doing.)
I'll admit, I struggled a bit with the sometimes very detailed engineering jargon (hence the three stars, instead of four), but only because that's not my wheelhouse. However, you don't have to to be a scientist to be inspired by this book. If you ever had any interest in space at all, read this book.