Astronaut Buzz Aldrin suits up for a countdown demonstration test prior to the launch of Apollo 11 on July 5, 1969. (NASA)
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to set foot on the moon, is looking to keep humanity going and get to Mars.
The 87-year old astronaut is hosting a virtual reality experience to discuss his plan on how to get astronauts to Mars. The experience, named Cycling Pathways to Mars, debuted at the tech conference South by Southwest earlier this week.
In the experience, Aldrin is placed on a lunar landscape, then goes on to show how humanity could get to Mars. The Apollo 11 astronaut thinks there could be two ships going back and forth between Earth and Mars on six months schedules in order to do so.
In addition to the experience, Aldrin participated in a panel at the conference on how to get to Mars, taking questions from the media to further expand his thoughts.
For years, Aldrin has been a vocal supporter of having a manned mission to Mars.
In June 2013, he wrote an op-ed for The New York Times, detailing his thoughts on a potential mission. In August 2015 -- Aldrin, along with the Florida Institute of Technology -- gave a “master plan” to NASA on how to colonize Mars prior to 2040.
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