America's space program: what we should do next. (Space). From: Popular Mechanics | Date: May 1, 2003| Author: Aldrin, Edwin | COPYRIGHT 2003 © Hearst Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

My thoughts about our next steps in space remain fundamentally the same as they were before the Columbia accident on Feb. 1. It has crystallized a bit more since serving as a presidential appointee on the U.S. Aerospace Commission. After the commission report was completed last fall, I began organizing a conference to discuss alternative approaches to space exploration. Tentatively scheduled for late October or mid-December, the conference will be part of the nation's celebration o...

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