As a part of ongoing collaborations, Gemini and Apollo astronaut, Dr. Buzz Aldrin was in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics to interact with Professor James Longuski’s students. Dr. Aldrin spent time with the Advanced Astrodynamics Concepts research group and the students in the senior design course, AAE 450.

Named as “Project Aldrin-Purdue,” students in the AAE 450 course, under guidance, are evaluating Dr. Aldrin’s plan to establish permanent human presence on Mars by 2040. Dr. Aldrin will visit the School of AAE again in April 2015.

To learn more about Dr. Aldrin and his significant impact on space exploration and travel, visit: http://buzzaldrin.com/

To learn more about Dr. Longuski’s Advanced Astrodynamics Concepts research group, visit: https://engineering.purdue.edu/AAC/

Photo (top, left to right): Peter Edelman, Sarag Saikia, Prof. James Longuski, Dr. Buzz Aldrin, Kyle Hughes, Andrew Aldrin, baby Logan, and Christina Korp.

Photo (bottom): Dr. Aldrin with students from Professor Longuski’s AAE 450 senior design course.

Photos were taken in the Herman & Heddy Kurz Atrium of the Neil A. Armstrong Hall of Engineering.