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, businessperson, engineer, fighter pilot, autobiographer, science fiction writer, air force officer, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, New Jersey Hall of Fame, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, Langley Gold Medal, Living Legends of Aviation, Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, International Space Hall of Fame, Horatio Alger Award, Harmon Trophy, Ellis Island Medal of Honor, California Hall of Fame, Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey, Hubbard Medal, NASA Space Flight Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, NASA Astronaut Group 3, Steiger Award, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, Congressional Gold Medal, Order of Culture, National Aviation Hall of Fame, Cullum Geographical Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, United States,

Dong Fang Hong 2, NASA Astronaut Group 3,

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Gemini 12 ⓘ
1966 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Project Gemini
Apollo 11 ⓘ
first Moon landing and fifth crewed flight of the United States Apollo program

United States, Gemini 12, Dong Fang Hong 2, NASA Astronaut Group 3, Apollo 11,

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walk on the Moon

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1966 Gemini 12

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Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Willie Frazier (left) and Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Sarah Morgan unfurl the brigadier general officer’s flag at the Space Systems Command courtyard.

Buzz Aldrin and Barack Obama

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

Buzz Aldrin at the 2019 State of the Union Address

Buzz Aldrin and the U.S. Flag on the Moon (9460188482)

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

event	spaceflight	1966	Gemini 12	human spaceflight, Gemini spacecraft	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1969	Apollo 11	Moon landing, human spaceflight, artificial satellite	Wikidata
link	page		Obalky knih.cz page^@		Wikidata
commons	image		Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Willie Frazier (left) and Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Sarah Morgan unfurl the brigadier general officer’s flag at the Space Systems Command courtyard.		Commons
commons	image		Buzz Aldrin and Barack Obama		Commons
commons	image		AS11-40-5903 - Buzz Aldrin by Neil Armstrong (full frame)		Commons
commons	image		Buzz Aldrin at the 2019 State of the Union Address		Commons
commons	image		Buzz Aldrin and the U.S. Flag on the Moon (9460188482)		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

Buzz Aldrin

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