Buzz Aldrin
Also known as: Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. · Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.
- 1Buzz Aldrin is an American aeronautical engineer, former fighter pilot, and astronaut.
- 2He served as the pilot of the Lunar Module Eagle during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission.
- 3He became the second person to walk on the Moon following Neil Armstrong.
- 4He performed three spacewalks during the 1966 Gemini 12 mission.
- 5He is currently the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 crew.
- 6He holds the status of the oldest living astronaut.
Buzz Aldrin is an American former astronaut, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot.
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second human to walk on the mare
Buzz Aldrin accompanied Neil Armstrong to the surface of Mare Tranquillitatis, conducting experiments and collecting samples during the Apollo 11 mission.
Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 11
He accompanied Neil Armstrong to the lunar surface, becoming the second person to walk on the Moon.
served as the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11
Aldrin accompanied Armstrong on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission, becoming the second person to walk on the Moon.
Buzz Aldrin 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 1969 Apollo 11 mission. Following the deaths of Armstrong in 2012 and pilot Michael Collins in 2021, Aldrin is the last surviving Apollo 11 crew member, and the oldest living astronaut.
Col. Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. was lunar module pilot for Apollo XI, July 16-24, 1969--the first manned lunar landing mission. He followed Neil Armstrong onto the lunar surface on July 20, 1969, and completing a 2-hour and 15-minute lunar EVA, he assisted in the collection of lunar surface samples, the deployment of...Wikimedia Commons; United States Air Force; U.S. Air Force; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons: Category:Buzz AldrinShort description: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon Full description : Astronaut Buzz Aldrin , lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the Moon near the leg of the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA). Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong , commander, took this photograph with a 70...Wikimedia Commons; NASA; https://images.nasa.gov/details/as11-40-5903 http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2001-000013.html on the Wayback Machine at the Wayback Machine; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P18 (image)Signature of Buzz Aldrin.Wikimedia Commons; Connormah , Buzz Aldrin; Own work; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P109 (signature) 79 words