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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 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]].
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]].
== Early life ==
==Early life==
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 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 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 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]].
== Apollo 11 mission ==
==Apollo 11 mission==
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).
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).
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.
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 ==
Aldrin left [[NASA]] in March 1972. He has been [[marriage|married]] four times: to Joan Archer, to Beverly Zile, and to Lois Driggs Cannon and to Anca V Faur.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2023-01-21|title=Buzz Aldrin marries for the fourth time, aged 93|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64359316|access-date=2023-01-22}}</ref> 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]] four times: to Joan Archer, to Beverly Zile, and to Lois Driggs Cannon and to Anca V Faur.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2023-01-21|title=Buzz Aldrin marries for the fourth time, aged 93|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64359316|access-date=2023-01-22}}</ref> 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.
== Buzz Aldrin Media ==
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File:Buzz Aldrin in the cockpit of an F-86 Sabre.png|Aldrin in the cockpit of a [[51st Fighter Interceptor Wing]] [[F-86 Sabre]] after shooting down a [[MiG-15]] fighter during the [[Korean War]]
File:EJECTION OF A MIG PILOT - This unusual sequence of photos, taken by gun camera film of a U.S. Air Force F-86 "Sabre"... - NARA - 542261.jpg|Aldrin's gun camera footage featured in ''Life'' magazine
File:Buzz Aldrin in the cockpit of a Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star.jpg|Aldrin in the cockpit of a [[Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star]] as an instructor at [[Bryan Air Force Base]], Texas
File:S66-63536.jpg|Aldrin stands in space while in the [[Gemini 12]] spacecraft, with Earth in the background.
File:GPN-2000-001420.jpg|Aldrin next to the [[Agena Target Vehicle|Agena]] work station in November 1966
File:Gemini 12 recovery.jpg|Aldrin and [[Jim Lovell]] arrive on the aircraft carrier {{USS|Wasp|CV-18|6}} after the Gemini{{nbsp}}12 mission.
File:Neil (left) watches Buzz take a documentary photo of a sample.jpg|Aldrin photographs a geological specimen while [[Neil Armstrong]] looks on.
File:Aldrin Apollo 11 original.jpg| * Short description: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon * Full description: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, stands on the surface of the moon near the leg of the lunar module, Eagle, during the Apollo 11
File:938-AAG-Trimmed.wav|Aldrin's first words after he set foot on the Moon
File:AP11 FINAL APPROACH.ogv|Aldrin calls out speeds in feet per second and distances in feet as Armstrong pilots [[Lunar Module Eagle|''Eagle'']] to its lunar landing, establishing [[Tranquility Base]], July 20, 1969.
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== References ==
== References ==
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