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Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin

A doctor of orbital mechanics from MIT, nicknamed "Dr. Rendezvous." The second human to walk on the Moon.
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Buzz Aldrin, with Armstrong and the lunar module reflected in his visor (AS11-40-5903).
Born
20 Jan 1930
Spaceflights
1
Time in space
≈ 8 days

Missions

Spaceflights

Round Apollo 11 mission patch: an eagle landing on the Moon.

16 July 1969

Apollo 11

The first crewed landing on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed in the Sea of Tranquility while Michael Collins waited in orbit.

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Timeline

Career at a glance

  1. 1930Born20 January 1930
  2. 1969Apollo 1116 July 1969

Facts

Things you may not know

  1. He took communion inside the Lunar Module on the Moon, using bread and wine.

  2. He holds a doctorate in astronautics from MIT; he later had the nickname "Buzz" officially registered as his name.

Crews

Flew together

Neil ArmstrongCosmonaut / AstronautNeil ArmstrongApollo 11Michael CollinsCosmonaut / AstronautMichael CollinsApollo 11
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