Dr. Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., retired Colonel (born January 20, 1930) is an Americanpilot and astronaut. He was one of the Apollo 11 astronauts and the second person to have ever walked on the moon.
The Lunar Lander Module landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969.[1]
He was 39 when he set foot on the moon.
As a Presbyterian elder, Aldrin was the first and only person to hold a religious ceremony on the Moon.[2] Using a kit given to him by his pastor, he took communion during his moon mission.[3]
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.
Later life
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.[4] 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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↑Buzz Aldrin, Ken Abraham: (2009) "Magnificent Desolation", Random House Publishers, p. 26
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