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Buzz Aldrin
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Buzz Aldrin
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Buzz Aldrin

American, 1930
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Place ActiveKennedy Space Center, Florida, United States
Place ActiveMontclaire, New Jersey, United States
Buzz Aldrin is a retired American astronaut who was one of the three members of the Apollo 11 NASA Crew and the second person to walk on the moon. Aldrin filled the role of Lunar Module Pilot. Prior to his work as an astronaut, Aldrin was an Pilot in the U.S. Air Force. In his retirement from NASA, Aldrin has published nine books and worked as an advocate for space exploration.