Colonization of Mars of sending a person to Mars in 11 or 12 years". Richard Branson, in his lifetime, is "determined to be a part of starting a population on Mars. I think it is absolutely realistic. It will happen... I think over the next 20 years, we will take literally hundreds of thousands of people to space and that will give us the financial resources to do even bigger things". In June 2013, Buzz Aldrin, American engineer and former astronaut, and the second person to walk on the Moon, wrote an opinion, published in "The New York Times", supporting a human mission
Buzz Aldrin included 50% of their $475,000 bank account, and $9,500 a month plus 30% of his annual income, estimated at more than $600,000. He has one grandson, Jeffrey Schuss, born to his daughter, Janice, and three great-grandsons. In 2018 Aldrin was involved in a legal dispute with his children Andrew and Janice and former business manager Christina Korp over their claims that he was mentally impaired through dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Aldrin is an active supporter of the Republican Party, headlining fundraisers for its members of Congress, and endorsing its candidates. He appeared at a rally for George W. Bush in