I was lucky enough to have been born on this planet earth, in this admirable country of the United States of America.

Fighter pilots have ice in their veins. They don't have emotions. They think, anticipate. They know that fear and other concerns cloud your mind from what's going on and what you should be involved in.

The way I see it, commercial interests should manage a lunar base while NASA gets on with the really important task of flying to Mars.

My own American Dream was to serve my country as best I could and make a difference in America - and in the world.

I think the American Dream used to be achieving one's goals in your field of choice-and from that all other things would follow. Now, I think the dream has morphed into the pursuit of money: Accumulate enough of it, and the rest will follow. We've become more materialistic. For balance, I think we need to get back to idealism and patriotism, but also be realistic with our monetary goals.

I participated with great honor in becoming one of the first to land on the moon, and now I am devoting and have devoted many years of my life to enabling Americans to lead international nations to permanence on the planet Mars.

The guys who walk on Mars are going to be historic.