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| occupation = {{hlist|[[Fighter pilot]]|[[astronaut]]}}
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Fighter pilot]]|[[astronaut]]}}
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| known_for = Second man on the [[Moon]]
| spouse = {{Plainlist|
| spouse = {{Plainlist|
* {{Marriage|Joan Ann Archer|1954|1974|reason=divorced}}
* {{Marriage|Joan Ann Archer|1954|1974|reason=divorced}}
| father = Edwin Eugene Aldrin Sr.
| father = Edwin Eugene Aldrin Sr.
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|name = Space carrer
|name = Space career
|type = [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]
|type = [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]
|rank = [[File:US-O6 insignia.svg|30px]] [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]], [[United States Air Force]]
|rank = [[File:US-O6 insignia.svg|30px]] [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]], [[United States Air Force]]
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 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).
File:Neil (left) watches Buzz take a documentary photo of a sample.jpg|Aldrin photographs a geological specimen while [[Neil Armstrong]] looks on.
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:A Man on the Moon, AS11-40-5903 (cropped).jpg|A Man on the Moon, AS11-40-5903 (cropped)
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.
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.