Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin is an American former astronaut, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission, and was the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. He was the second person to walk on the Moon after mission commander Neil Armstrong. Following the deaths of Armstrong in 2012 and pilot Michael Collins in 2021, he is the last surviving Apollo 11 crew member. Following Jim Lovell's death in 2025, Aldrin became the oldest living astronaut.

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Edwin Aldrin Jr.; Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.
astronaut, engineer, businessperson, fighter pilot, autobiographer, science fiction writer, air force officer, 

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  Apollo 11 ⓘ
  first Moon landing and fifth crewed flight of the United States Apollo program

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  Gemini 12 ⓘ
  1966 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Project Gemini

United States, Ashkenaz, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, Chinland, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Havilah, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Kingdom of Wolaita, Persia, Reman, Sikh Confederacy, Sweden, Tarshish, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, 

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Buzz Aldrin black and white dress uniform photo portrait

Magnificent Desolation (book)

Retired Brig. Gen Buzz Aldrin sits on stage as hundreds in attendance paid homage to him during his honorary promotion ceremony

AS11-40-5903 - Buzz Aldrin by Neil Armstrong (centered frame)

Buzz Aldrin and Barack Obama

Buzz Aldrin removing the passive seismometer from a compartment in the Lunar Lander.

Buzz Aldrin by Neil Armstrong

First American men to walk on the moon. July 20, 1969.

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the Moon

Buzz Aldrin removing the passive seismometer from a compartment in the SEQ bay of the Lunar Lander while on the moon.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	orbit		Apollo 11	Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Moon landing, Neil Armstrong, artificial satellite, human spaceflight,	Wikidata
class	orbit		Gemini 12	Buzz Aldrin, Gemini spacecraft, Jim Lovell, human spaceflight,	Wikidata
incident	incident		[[1]]		Wikidata
link	page		missing page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Buzz Aldrin black and white dress uniform photo portrait		Commons
commons	image		Magnificent Desolation (book)		Commons
commons	image		Retired Brig. Gen Buzz Aldrin sits on stage as hundreds in attendance paid homage to him during his honorary promotion ceremony		Commons
commons	image		AS11-40-5903 - Buzz Aldrin by Neil Armstrong (centered frame)		Commons
commons	image		Buzz Aldrin and Barack Obama		Commons
commons	image		Buzz Aldrin removing the passive seismometer from a compartment in the Lunar Lander.		Commons
commons	image		Buzz Aldrin by Neil Armstrong		Commons
commons	image		First American men to walk on the moon. July 20, 1969.		Commons
commons	image		Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the Moon		Commons
commons	image		Buzz Aldrin removing the passive seismometer from a compartment in the SEQ bay of the Lunar Lander while on the moon.		Commons