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Buzz Aldrin
Engineer, former US Air Force pilot and astronaut Date of Birth: 20.01.1930 Country: USA |
Content:
- Biography of Buzz Aldrin
- Early Life and Education
- Astronaut Career
- First Moon Landing
- Personal Life
Biography of Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin, born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.
on January 20, 1930, is an engineer, former United States Air Force pilot, and astronaut. He was a member of the first expedition to the Moon and was the second person to set foot on our planet's satellite, right after his immediate superior, Neil Armstrong.
Early Life and Education
Aldrin was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.
Buzz aldrin biography nasa houston tx
He has a mixture of Scottish, Swedish, and German heritage. After graduating high school in Montclair, Aldrin declined an invitation from the highly prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology and instead attended the United States Military Academy at West Point.
He acquired the nickname "Buzz" in his childhood, as his younger sister could not pronounce t