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Buzz Aldrin

Also known as Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr., Edwin Aldrin Jr., Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.

US-amerikanischer Astronaut

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Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr., known as Buzz Aldrin, is an American male born in 1930. He served as a fighter pilot and colonel in the United States Air Force, participating in the Korean War. Aldrin is an astronaut, autobiographer, and science fiction writer who was a member of NASA Astronaut Group 3 and employed by NASA. He was part of the crews for Apollo 11 and Gemini 12.

Aldrin was educated at the United States Military Academy and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned a Doctor of Sciences degree. He is a member of the Republican Party and the International Academy of Astronautics. His notable works include *Magnificent Desolation*, *Welcome to Mars*, *Men from earth*, and *Return to Earth*. He has received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Order of Culture, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Air Medal.

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Born: 1930
Works: 36

Top works

Magnificent Desolation
Welcome to Mars
Men from earth
Return to earth
Return to earth

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Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA

Buzz Aldrin (/ˈɔːldrɪn/; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut, engineer and fighter pilot. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission. He was the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission and became the second person to walk on the Moon after mission commander Neil Armstrong.

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Houston, We Have A War — Buzz Aldrin2026
Sally — Self (archive footage)2025
Lua Ano Zero — Himself (archive footage)2025
Hazardous Journey - The Apollo 11 Moon Landing — Self (archive footage)2024
Apollo 11: Quarantine — Himself2021
kid 90 — Self (archive footage)2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) — Self (archive sound)2021
Apollo: The Forgotten Films — Self (archive footage)2019
How the Moon Conquered Pop — Self (voice)2019
Apollo 11 — Self (archive footage)2019

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Instance of: human
Part of: NASA Astronaut Group 3
Given name: Eugene
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: businessperson
Employer: NASA
Political party: Republican Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Academic degree: Doctor of Sciences
Conflict: Korean War
Military branch: United States Air Force
Military rank: colonel
Official website: buzzaldrin.com
Image: Aldrin Apollo 11 (3x5 crop).jpg

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Commons category: Buzz Aldrin
date of birth: 1930-01-20
P450: Apollo 11
member of: International Academy of Astronautics
time in space: 17392
name in native language: Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.
topic's main category: Category:Buzz Aldrin
member of the crew of: Apollo 11
social media followers: 1579061
has works in the collection: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
nickname: Buzz Aldrin
birth name: Edwin Eugene Aldrin

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Buzz Aldrin (* 20. Januar 1930 als Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. in Montclair, New Jersey) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Astronaut. Aldrin betrat im Rahmen der Apollo-11-Mission kurz nach Neil Armstrong als zweiter Mensch den Mond.

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