Buzz Aldrin propellants, with an expected five and a half month journey from the Earth to Mars, and a return trip to Earth of about the same duration on a twin-cycler. Aldrin continues to research this concept with engineers from Purdue University. In December 2003, Aldrin published an opinion piece in "The New York Times" criticizing NASA's objectives. In it, he voiced concern about NASA's development of a spacecraft "limited to transporting four astronauts at a time with little or no cargo carrying capability" and declared the goal of sending astronauts back to the Moon was "more like reaching for past glory
The Buzz of Delight move to Athens, which he did after graduating from high school. Soon after he arrived, he became a member of Oh-OK, and he played on their E.P. "Furthermore What". After its release, the band's drummer, David Pierce, was fired from the band. While still a member of Oh-Ok, Sweet formed a new band with Pierce, called the Buzz of Delight. The band's name came from a conversation between Linda Hopper and Michael Stipe; in her kitchen in Athens, she told Stipe that "the buzz of the lights was freaking [her] out", to which he replied, "The buzz of "delight"?" The