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Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.
"Buzz"

Edwin Aldrin

Born: 20 January 1930, Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States

Nationality: American

Died:

Group: NASA Group 3 (17 October 1963)

Status: Retired

 

FAI Flights:
1
Gemini XII
11 November 1966
3 days, 22 hours, 35 minutes, 31 seconds
2
Apollo 11
16 July 1969
8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds

 

EVA's:
1
Gemini XII
12 November 1966
2 hours, 30 minutes
2
Gemini XII
13 November 1966
2 hours, 8 minutes
3
Gemini XII
14 November 1966
58 minutes
4
Apollo 11
21 July 1969
2 hours, 32 minutes
5
Apollo 11
21 July 1969
5 minutes

Education
  BS  United States Military Academy - West Point, 1951
  Ph.D  Masschusetts Institute of Technology

Buzz Aldrin was the second man on the moon. He was an Air Force pilot with degrees from the US Military Academy and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Aldrin returned to active duty in 1971 as commander of the Test Pilots School at Edwards Air Force Base. He suffered emotional problems following his return from the lunar mission which caused him to retire from the Air Force in 1972. He is the author of three books, "Return to Earth", "Men From Earth", and the sci-fi "Encounter With Tiber".

 

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