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Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin (/ˈɔːldrɪn/ AWL-drin; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. He was the second person to walk on the Moon after mission commander Neil Armstrong. He made three spacewalks as pilot of NASA’s 1966 Gemini 12 mission, and was the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the…

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Awards
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (2) · Distinguished Flying Cross (2) · Air Medal (3) · Congressional Gold Medal · Presidential Medal of Freedom
Education
United States Military Academy (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, ScD)
Born
Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. (1930-01-20) January 20, 1930 (age 96) Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.
Children
3
Doctoral advisors
Walter Wrigley · Robert Halfman · Myron Hoffman · Norman Sears
Missions
Gemini 12 · Apollo 11

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Early life and education

Air Force career

Astronaut career

Post-NASA activities

Mission to Mars advocacy

Awards and honors

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Buzz Aldrin

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Buzz Aldrin

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related to External links · 12
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Awards · 7
Buzz Aldrin → Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (2), Air Medal (3), Congressional Gold Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross (2), NASA Distinguished Service Medal, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom
Doctoral advisors · 4
Buzz Aldrin → Myron Hoffman, Norman Sears, Robert Halfman, Walter Wrigley
Spouses · 4
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related to Video games · 3
Buzz Aldrin → Aldrin, Buzz Aldrin's Race Into, Space
Missions · 2
Buzz Aldrin → Apollo 11, Gemini 12
Born · 1
Buzz Aldrin → Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. (1930-01-20) January 20, 1930 (age 96) Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.
Children · 1
Buzz Aldrin → 3

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Buzz AldrinAwardsAir Force Distinguished Service Medal (2)1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinAwardsDistinguished Flying Cross (2)1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinAwardsAir Medal (3)1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinAwardsCongressional Gold Medal1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinAwardsPresidential Medal of Freedom1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinAwardsNASA Distinguished Service Medal1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinAwardsNASA Exceptional Service Medal1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinBornEdwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. (1930-01-20) January 20, 1930 (age 96) Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinChildren31.00infobox
Buzz AldrinDoctoral advisorsWalter Wrigley1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinDoctoral advisorsRobert Halfman1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinDoctoral advisorsMyron Hoffman1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinDoctoral advisorsNorman Sears1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinEducationUnited States Military Academy (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, ScD)1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinMissionsGemini 121.00infobox
Buzz AldrinMissionsApollo 111.00infobox
Buzz AldrinOther nameDr. Rendezvous1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinRankBrigadier General, USAF1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinRetirementJuly 1, 19711.00infobox
Buzz AldrinSelectionNASA Group 3 (1963)1.00infobox
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Buzz AldrinSpousesBeverly Van Zile ​ ​(m. 1975; div. 1978)​1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinSpousesLois Driggs Cannon ​ ​(m. 1988; div. 2012)​1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinSpousesAnca Faur ​ ​(m. 2023; died 2025)​1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinThesisLine-of-Sight Guidance Techniques for Manned Orbital Rendezvous (1963)1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinTime in space12d 1h 53m1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinTotal EVA time7h 52m1.00infobox
Buzz AldrinTotal EVAs41.00infobox

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