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