As part of the Apollo 11 mission, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon on July 20, 1969. Now he will appear on hit show “Dancing With The Stars” as a contestant beginning March 22, 2010. Strangely, there is a connection between these events separated by more than 4 decades.
In a recent interview with Don Potter of http;//newseniors.com, Aldrin – a pre-boomer born in 1930 – allowed that being part of the cast on Dancing With The Stars will draw attention to his former career. This will provide a platform from which Aldrin will be able to divert the spotlight from him and shine it on the need to revitalize the US space program.
Aldrin, in addition to gathering votes for his fancy footwork, hopes to enlist the media to provide a launch pad so he can talk about a subject near and dear to his heart. He believes the kinds of benefits derived from earlier space explorations can be duplicated today by getting countries to cooperate with each other rather than compete for supremacy -- wasting time, money and human resources. Aldrin believes America would remain a leader because of the experience it has in the science of space.
The 5-part series (print and audio versions) begins Monday, March 22 on New Seniors Journal, an online magazine for those 65+. Aldrin’
