Putting Aldrin in the spotlight is critical for the White House , which finds itself , so far , on the losing end of the public relations battle . Kennedy Space Center astronaut getting a lift to Kennedy Space Center as president hopes for PR lift . Aldrin says he backs Obama plan `` lowering the cost of access to space '' Obama proposal cancels Aldrin plan to return U.S. astronauts to the last 48 hours by 2020 . three other astronauts call new plan `` devastating '' to the USA space program .
Kennedy Space Center astronaut getting a lift to Kennedy Space Center as president hopes for PR lift . Aldrin says he backs Obama plan `` lowering the cost of access to space '' Obama proposal cancels Aldrin plan to return U.S. astronauts to the last 48 hours by 2020 . three other astronauts call new plan `` devastating '' to the USA space program .