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Aldrin, Edwin Eugene, Jr. |
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Aldrin, Edwin Eugene, Jr.known as Buzz Aldrin(born Jan. 20, 1930, Montclair, N.J., U.S.) U.S. astronaut. He graduated from West Point and flew 66 combat missions in the Korean War. In 1963 he received a Ph.D. from MIT and was chosen as an astronaut. In 1966 he joined James A. Lovell, Jr. (b. 1928) on the four-day Gemini 12 flight. Aldrin's 5¹⁄₂-hour walk in space proved that humans can function effectively in the vacuum and weightlessness of space. In July 1969, on the Apollo 11 mission, he became the second human to walk on the Moon. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Astronaut Buzz Aldrin described its surface as "magnificent desolation. Elegantly dressed VIPs -- from Buzz Aldrin, the second human to set foot on the moon, to actress Angela Bassett -- were awed by the refurbished observatory that shone atop Mount Hollywood like a beacon to the cosmos. Spider-Man creator Stan Lee and former astronaut Buzz Aldrin were the stars of the black-tie gala, which drew a virtual who's who of the Los Angeles business community and opened the museum's "Marvel Super Heroes Science Exhibition. |
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