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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).

Dr. '''Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr.''', retired Colonel (born January 20, 1930) is an [[Americans|American]] [[pilot]] and [[astronaut]]. He was one of the [[Apollo 11]] astronauts and the [[List of people who have walked on the Moon|second person]] to have ever walked on the [[moon]].

 

Aldrin was born in [[Glen Ridge, New Jersey]]. 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.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]].

 

Aldrin 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|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]].  

He was 39 when he set foot on the moon.  

 

He received the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] and the [[NASA]] Exceptional Service Medal. After the death of [[Michael Collins (astronaut)|Michael Collins]] in 2021, Aldrin became the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 crew.

== Later life ==

== Later life ==

[[Category:Apollo astronauts]]

[[Category:Apollo astronauts]]

[[Category:People from Glen Ridge, New Jersey]]

[[Category:People from Glen Ridge, New Jersey]]