Buzz Aldrin

Birth Name:

Edwin Eugene Aldrin

Birth Place:

Montclair, New Jersey, United States

Profession

Actor, Writer, Cinematographer, Camera department

Received the Harmon International Trophy in 1967
Received the Presidential Medal for Freedom in 1969
Won the Robert J․ Collier Trophy and the Robert H․ Goddard Memorial Trophy
Earned his undergraduate degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1951 and went on to earn a doctorate of science in Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
While on duty in Korea, he flew 66 combat missions in F-86s
Quote: "[on lunar landing] " I'd like to take this opportunity to ask every person listening in, whoever and wherever they may be, to pause for a moment and contemplate the events of the past few hours and to give thanks in his or her own way․""
Logged over 250 hours in space with NASA, with almost 8 hours spent outside vehicles
Served as lunar module pilot for Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing mission, and was the second man to walk on the moon
Became President of Starcraft Enterprise, Laguna Beach, California
Wrote an autobiography called "Return to Earth" and another book called "Men from Earth" about the Apollo Program

2011Scream Award - Best Cameo:Nominated
2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program:Nominated

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