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Buzz Aldrin
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Aldrin in July 1969
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Born
| Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.
(
1930-01-20
)
January 20, 1930
(age 94)
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Nationality
| American
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Other names
| Dr. Rendezvous
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Education
| Montclair High School
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Alma mater
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Occupations
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Known for
| Second man on the
Moon
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Spouses
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Joan Ann Archer
(
m.
1954;
div.
1974)
Beverly Van Zile
(
m.
1975;
div.
1978)
Lois Driggs Cannon
(
m.
1988;
div.
2012)
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Children
| 3
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Parents
| - Edwin Eugene Aldrin Sr. (father)
- Marion Aldrin (
nee
Moon) (mother)
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Website
| www
.buzzaldrin
.com
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Dr.
Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr.
, retired Colonel (born January 20, 1930) is an
American
pilot
and
astronaut
. He was one of the
Apollo 11
astronauts and the
second person
to have ever walked on the
moon
.
Aldrin was born in
Glen Ridge, New Jersey
. He earned a
BSc
in Mechanical Engineering from the military academy
West Point
in 1951. After postgraduate studies, he received a
ScD
in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) in 1963.From his earlier activity as a
fighter pilot
in the
Korean War
he won several medals, including the
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
.
Aldrin was the
second person
in history to set foot on
the Moon
(after
Neil Armstrong
, during the
Apollo 11
mission).
The Lunar Lander Module landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
[1]
He was 39 when he set foot on the moon.
He received the
Presidential Medal of Freedom
and the
NASA
Exceptional Service Medal. After the death of
Michael Collins
in 2021, Aldrin became the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 crew.
Aldrin left
NASA
in March 1972. He has been
married
four times: to Joan Archer, to Beverly Zile, to Lois Driggs Cannon, and to Anca V Faur.
[2]
He had three children with Joan, named James, Janice, and Andrew. He married Cannon on
Valentine's Day
, 1988. He is the oldest contestant on the television series
Dancing with the Stars
. He competed in 2010.
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