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Q: Could you tell us how we can expand space activities for the future?

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A.I think what will be needed is to establish an industry of space travel, of adventure travel of ordinary people into earth orbit. And I believe that that will be done by sponsored people, perhaps people who win a lottery, or a game show or are sponsored by particular companies, or they are very wealthy and can purchase the ticket themselves. But I think this industry of (sending) thousands and thousands of people into earth orbit initially just for one day then for a week staying at a hotel, this will open up the ability for governments to then carry on exploration of the moon and Mars.



Astronauts and cosmonauts are always front runners for our space challenge. JAXA astronaut Souichi Noguchi is scheduled to be onboard the next Space Shuttle flight, the first flight since the Columbia accident, and to participate in the assembly mission of the International Space Station. We asked Dr. Aldrin to send a message to Astronaut Noguchi.


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