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  • Buzz Aldrin’s Martian Dreams

    By Bill Weir, Nick Poppy, Mary-Rose Abraham and Brian Fudge | Newsmakers – Fri, May 10, 2013

    Buzz Aldrin – Air Force pilot, author, engineer and space pioneer - is very clear about Mars. He is a staunch advocate of sending a manned mission to the red planet, a topic about which he expounds in his new book, “Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration.”

    But Aldrin has very little interest in going there himself.

    “I was a pole-vaulter,” said the second person to walk on the moon. “One spurt and you got it.”

    No more space missions – especially lengthy ones - for Dr. Aldrin. The 83-year old retired astronaut spoke with ABC News’ Bill Weir about Mars, the Moon, and a host of other interstellar topics in a recent interview for Newsmakers.

    In “Mission to Mars,” Aldrin advocated for a grand international campaign to send people to Mars by the year 2035. He drew on his experience with the Apollo program.

    “Going to the moon was a national effort," he said. "Going to Mars … [is an] extension of our capabilities. Of the Earth’s capabilities, of human beings. That should be a

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  • ‘Mr. Apollo’ Billy Mitchell Has Seen It All, From James Brown to Michael Jackson

    By Dan Kloeffler, Mary-Rose Abraham and Arthur Niemynski | Newsmakers – Tue, May 7, 2013

    Like any street smart kid would do, Billy Mitchell was about to run from a stranger who offered him a chance at making a fast buck in Harlem. But before he could make an escape, the offer was explained: shine shoes, get coffee and run errands for the people that worked inside the building Billy was leaning against.

    One of 14 siblings in a struggling New York family, there wasn’t much for Billy to think about. Take the job, help the family, stay out of trouble, and along the way, become synonymous with one of the world’s most famous stages: The Apollo Theater.

    Billy Mitchell is “Mr. Apollo.”

    That sidewalk job interview happened in 1965, between Billy and The Apollo Theater’s operator, Frank Schiffman. At the time, The Apollo was booking a “who’s who” of acts, including James Brown, The Temptations and The Supremes. Big names with big demands. And Billy would become the man, waiting in the stage wings, who would tend to every whim. He made sure B.B. King’s band had hot meals waiting for

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