The only astronaut to ever put their name on a video game
In short: While most athletes license their names for sports titles, Buzz Aldrin took a different path. This video explores a unique management simulator that lets you navigate the high-stakes prestige of the lunar race.
Released in 1993, 'Buzz Aldrin's Race Into Space' is a management simulator where players plan an entire space program to compete against a foreign rival for moon landing glory. Unlike modern titles, it focuses on the administrative and strategic layers of space exploration.
The game has transitioned into the public domain of sorts; developers Fritz Bronner and Michael McCarty released it for free with a non-commercial license. The source code was also made public, leading to an improved open-source version maintained by one of the original creators.
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