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Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin began his legendary career at West Point, graduating with honors in 1951, third in his class. After receiving his wings, he flew Sabre Jets in 66 combat missions in the Korean Conflict, shooting down two MIG-15's. When he returned to the United States, he earned a Doctorate in Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Manned Space Rendezvous, and the techniques he devised were used on all NASA missions, including the first space docking with the Russian Cosmonauts. In October 1963, NASA selected Buzz to be one of the early astronauts, and Buzz immediately established new records, including a new record for Extra-Vehicular Activity in space on the Gemini XII orbital flight mission. In total, Buzz has logged 4500 hours of flying time, 290 of which were in space. As Backup Command Module Pilot for Apollo VIII, man's first flight around the moon, he significantly improved operational techniques for astronautical navigation star display. Then, on July 20, 1969, Buzz and Neil Armstrong made their historic Apollo XI moonwalk, becoming the first two humans to set foot on the moon. Upon returning from the moon, Buzz embarked on an international goodwill tour and was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among over 50 other distinguished... Next

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