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{{Infobox person
[[File:Aldrin.jpg|thumb|right|Aldrin in a official photo for the Apollo 11 crew, 1969]]
| name = Buzz Aldrin
| image = Buzz Aldrin (S69-31743).jpg
| caption = Aldrin in July 1969
| birth_name = Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1930|01|20}}
| birth_place = [[Glen Ridge, New Jersey]], [[US]]
| residence = [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], [[US]]
| nationality = American
| other_names = Dr. Rendezvous
| education = [[Blume High School]]
| alma_mater = {{Plainlist|
* [[United States Military Academy]], [[B.S.]] 1951
* [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], [[Sc.D.]] 1963
}}
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Fighter pilot]]|[[astronaut]]}}
<!-- | years_active = 1955–1971 -->
| known_for = Second man on the [[Moon]]
| spouse = {{Plainlist|
* {{Marriage|Joan Ann Archer|1954|1974|reason=divorced}}
* {{Marriage|Beverly Van Zile|1975|1978|reason=divorced}}
* {{Marriage|Lois Driggs Cannon|1988|2012|reason=divorced}}
}}
| children = 3
| mother = Marion Aldrin ([[née]] Moon)
| father = Edwin Eugene Aldrin Sr.
| module = {{Infobox astronaut
|name = Space carrer
|type = [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]
|rank = [[File:US-O6 insignia.svg|30px]] [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]], [[United States Air Force]]
|time = 12 days, 1 hour and 53 minutes <!-- Another source says 12.08 days (12 days 1 hour and 55.2 minutes) <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.astronautix.com/a/aldrin.html |title=Aldrin, Edwin Eugene 'Buzz' |last=Wade |first=Mark |website=Encyclopedia Astronautica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525132518/http://www.astronautix.com/a/aldrin.html|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> -->
|selection = [[NASA Astronaut Group 3]]
|eva1 = 4
|eva2 = 7 hours and 52 minutes
|mission = {{hlist|[[Gemini 12]]|[[Apollo 11]]}}
|insignia = [[File:Gemini 12 insignia.png|45px]] [[File:Apollo 11 insignia.png|50px]]
|Date of ret = July 1, 1971
}}
| website = {{url|www.buzzaldrin.com}}
| signature = Buzz Aldrin Autograph.svg
}}
Dr. '''Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr.''', retired Colonel (born January 20, 1930) is an [[Americans|American]] [[pilot]] and [[astronaut]]. He was born in [[Glen Ridge, New Jersey]]. He was one of the first people to walk on [[the Moon]] (with [[Neil Armstrong]]) during the [[Apollo 11]] mission.
Dr. '''Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr.''', retired Colonel (born January 20, 1930) is an [[Americans|American]] [[pilot]] and [[astronaut]]. He was born in [[Glen Ridge, New Jersey]]. He was the [[List of people who have walked on the Moon|second person]] in history to set foot on [[the Moon]] (after [[Neil Armstrong]], during the [[Apollo 11]] mission).
The Lunar Lander Module landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969.<ref>Buzz Aldrin, Ken Abraham: (2009) "Magnificent Desolation", Random House Publishers, p. 26</ref>
The Lunar Lander Module landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969.<ref>Buzz Aldrin, Ken Abraham: (2009) "Magnificent Desolation", Random House Publishers, p. 26</ref>
He was 39 when he set foot on the moon. He earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] in [[Mechanical Engineering]] from the [[military academy]] [[West Point]] in 1951. After graduate and postgraduate studies, he received a [[Doctorate]] of Science in [[Astronautics]] from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) in 1963. He received an honorary Doctorate of Science from [[Gustavus-Adolphus-College]] in 1967.
He was 39 when he set foot on the moon. He earned a [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] in Mechanical Engineering from the military academy [[West Point]] in 1951. After graduate and postgraduate studies, he received a [[Doctor of Science|ScD]] in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) in 1963. He received the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] and the [[NASA]] Exceptional Service Medal. From his earlier activity as a [[fighter ace|fighter pilot]] in the [[Korean War]] he won several medals, including the [[Air Force Distinguished Service Medal]].
== Later life ==
== Later life ==
Aldrin left [[NASA]] in March 1972. He has been [[marriage|married]] three times: to Joan Archer, to Beverly Zile, and to his current wife, Lois Driggs Cannon. 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.
Aldrin left [[NASA]] in March 1972. He has been [[marriage|married]] three times: to Joan Archer, to Beverly Zile, and to his current wife, Lois Driggs Cannon. 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.
== References ==
== References ==
[[Category:American aviators]]
[[Category:American aviators]]
[[Category:Apollo astronauts]]
[[Category:Apollo astronauts]]
[[Category:People from New Jersey]]
[[Category:People from Glen Ridge, New Jersey]]