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BuzzAldrin(bornEdwinEugeneAldrinJr.,January20,
1930)isanAmericanengineerandformerastronaut.Asthe
LunarModulePilotonApollo11,hewasoneofthefirsttwo
humanstolandontheMoon,andthesecondpersontowalk
onit.HesetfootontheMoonat03:15:16onJuly21,1969
(UTC),followingmissioncommanderNeilArmstrong.Heis
aformerU.S.AirForceofficerwiththeCommandPilot
rating.
BuzzAldrin
Contents
1 Biography
1.1 Earlylife
1.2 Militarycareer
1.3 NASAcareer
1.3.1 Geminiprogram
1.3.2 Apolloprogram
1.4 Retirement
1.5 Aldrincycler
1.6 BartSibrelincident
2 Views
2.1 CriticismofNASA's2003returntoMoon
objectives
2.2 SupportofamannedmissiontoMars
2.3 Climatechange
3 Books
4 Awardsandhonors
5 Detachedadapterpanelsighting
6 Personallife
7 Filmandtelevision
7.1 Filmography
7.2 Portrayedbyothers
8 Bibliography
9 Seealso
10 Notesandreferences
11 Externallinks
Biography
Earlylife
AldrinwasbornJanuary20,1930,inMountainsideHospital,
inGlenRidge,NewJersey.[1][2]HisparentswereEdwin
EugeneAldrinSr.(18961974),acareermilitaryman,and
Marion(Moon)Gaddys(19031968),wholivedin
neighboringMontclair.[3][4]HeisofScottish,Swedish,[5]and
Germanancestry.AldrinwasaBoyScoutandearnedthe
rankofTenderfootScout.[6]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzz_Aldrin
AldrininJuly1969
NASAAstronaut
Nationality
American
Status
Retired
Born
EdwinEugeneAldrinJr.
January20,1930
MountainsideHospital,GlenRidge,
NewJersey,U.S.
Other
occupation
Fighterpilot
Almamater
UnitedStatesMilitaryAcademy,
B.S.1951
MassachusettsInstituteof
Technology,Sc.D.1963
Rank
Colonel,USAF
Timein
space
12days1hourand52minutes
Selection
1963NASAGroup3
TotalEVAs
TotalEVA
time
7hours52minutes
Missions
Gemini12,Apollo11
Mission
insignia
Retirement
July1,1971
Awards
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AftergraduatingfromMontclairHighSchoolin1947,[1][7]

Aldrinturneddownafullscholarshipofferfromthe
MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(whichhewouldlater
Website
www.buzzaldrin.com(http://www.bu
attendforgraduateschool),andwenttotheUnitedStates
zzaldrin.com/)
MilitaryAcademyatWestPoint,NewYork.Thenickname
"Buzz"originatedinchildhood:theyoungerofhistwoelder
sistersmispronounced"brother"as"buzzer",andthiswasshortenedtoBuzz.Aldrinmadeithislegalfirstname
in1988.[8]
Militarycareer
AldringraduatedthirdinhisclassatWestPointin1951,withaBachelorofSciencedegreeinmechanical
engineering.HewascommissionedasaSecondLieutenantintheUnitedStatesAirForceandservedasajet
fighterpilotduringtheKoreanWar.Heflew66combatmissionsinF86SabresandshotdowntwoMikoyan
GurevichMiG15aircraft.TheJune8,1953,issueofLifemagazinefeaturedguncameraphotostakenby
AldrinofoneoftheSovietpilotsejectingfromhisdamagedaircraft.[9]
Afterthewar,AldrinwasassignedasanaerialgunneryinstructoratNellisAirForceBaseinNevada,andnext
wasanaidetothedeanoffacultyattheUnitedStatesAirForceAcademy,whichhadrecentlybegunoperations
in1955.Thatsameyear,hegraduatedfromtheSquadronOfficerSchoolatMaxwellAirForceBasein
Alabama.HeflewF100SuperSabresasaflightcommanderatBitburgAirBase,WestGermany,inthe22d
FighterSquadron.In1963AldrinearnedaDoctorofSciencedegreeinAstronauticsfromMassachusetts
InstituteofTechnology.[10]Hisgraduatethesiswas"Lineofsightguidancetechniquesformannedorbital
rendezvous",[11]thededicationofwhichread,"Inthehopesthatthisworkmayinsomewaycontributetotheir
explorationofspace,thisisdedicatedtothecrewmembersofthiscountryspresentandfuturemannedspace
programs.IfonlyIcouldjointhemintheirexcitingendeavors!"
Oncompletionofhisdoctorate,hewasassignedtotheGeminiTargetOfficeoftheAirForceSpaceSystems
DivisioninLosAngelesbeforehisselectionasanastronaut.Hisinitialapplicationtojointheastronautcorps
wasrejectedonthebasisofneverhavingbeenatestpilotthatprerequisitewasliftedwhenhereappliedand
wasacceptedintothethirdastronautclass.
NASAcareer
Geminiprogram
AldrinduringGemini12withthe
Earthreflectingoffhisvisor
Aldrinwasselectedasamemberofthe
thirdgroupofNASAastronautsin
October1963.Becausetestpilot
experiencewasnolongerarequirement,
thiswasthefirstselectionforwhichhe
waseligible.Afterthedeathsofthe
originalGemini9primecrew,ElliotSee
andCharlesBassett,AldrinandJim
Lovellwerepromotedtobackupcrew
forthemission.Themainobjectiveof
therevisedmission(Gemini9A)wasto
rendezvousanddockwithatarget
vehicle,butwhenthisfailed,Aldrin
improvisedaneffectiveexerciseforthe
crafttorendezvouswithacoordinatein
space.Hewasconfirmedaspiloton
AldrinandJimLovellafter
theGemini12mission
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Gemini12,thelastGeminimissionandthelastchancetoprovemethodsforextravehicularactivity(EVA).He
setarecordforEVA,demonstratingthatastronautscouldworkoutsidespacecraft.
Apolloprogram
Aldrinwalksonthesurfaceofthe
MoonduringApollo11
AldrinwaschosenforthecrewofApollo11
andmadethefirstlunarlandingwith
commanderNeilArmstrongonJuly20,
1969.Thenextday,Aldrinbecamethe
secondpersontowalkontheMoon,keeping
hisrecordtotalEVAtimeuntilthatwas
surpassedonApollo14.Aldrin's
firstwordsontheMoonwere
"Beautifulview."Then,in
responsetoArmstrongasking,
"Isn'titmagnificent?",he
responded,"Magnificent
desolation."[13]Hewasalsothe
firstpersontourinateonthe
moon.[14][15][16]
Magnificentdesolation.
Aldrin'sfirstimpression
oftheMoon,standing
onitssurface. [12]
Therehasbeenspeculation
abouttheextentofAldrin's
desireatthetimetobethefirst
astronauttowalkontheMoon
Aldrin'slunarfootprintinaphoto
anditsimpactonhispreflight,
takenbyhimonJuly21,1969
inmissionandpostflight
actions.[17]Accordingto
differentNASAaccounts,theLunarModulePilot(i.e.AldrinonApollo
11)hadoriginallybeenproposedasthefirsttostepontotheMoon's
VideofromtheApollo11mission
surfaceinearlyversionsoftheEVAchecklist,andwhenAldrinbecame
awarethatthismightbeamended,helobbiedwithinNASAforthe
originalproceduretobefollowed.Anumberoffactorsseemtohavecontributedtothefinaldecision,including
thephysicalpositioningoftheastronautsinsidethecompactlunarlander,whichmadeiteasierforArmstrong
tobethefirsttoexitthespacecraft.Also,ArmstrongwastheMissionCommander,andotherseniorastronauts
whowouldcommandlaterApollomissions(andwhomighthaveendedupmakingthefirstlandingintheevent
offailureonApollo11)werenotsympathetictoAldrin'sviews.[18]Aldrin'spreflightactions/recordandpost
flightresponsesontheissueseemtobeadequatelysummedupbyApollo11CommandModulePilotMichael
Collins'scomment,"Ithinkheresentsnotbeingfirstonthemoonmorethanheappreciatesbeingsecond."[19]
Aldrin,aPresbyterian,wasthefirstpersontoholdareligiousceremonyontheMoon.Afterlandingonthe
Moon,heradioedEarth:"I'dliketotakethisopportunitytoaskeverypersonlisteningin,whoeverand
wherevertheymaybe,topauseforamomentandcontemplatetheeventsofthepastfewhours,andtogive
thanksinhisorherownway."HetookcommuniononthesurfaceoftheMoon,buthekeptitsecretbecauseof
alawsuitbroughtbyatheistactivistMadalynMurrayO'HairoverthereadingofGenesisonApollo8.[20]
Aldrin,thenachurchelder,usedahomecommunionkitgiventohim,andrecitedwordsusedbyhispastorat
WebsterPresbyterianChurch,theRev.DeanWoodruff.[21][22]Thecommunionelementswerethefirstfoodand
liquidconsumedontheMoon:inGuideposts,Aldrinstated:"Itwasinterestingtothinkthattheveryfirstliquid
everpouredontheMoon,andthefirstfoodeatenthere,werecommunionelements."[23]
LaterAldrincommentedontheevent:"Perhaps,ifIhadittodooveragain,Iwouldnotchoosetocelebrate
communion.Althoughitwasadeeplymeaningfulexperienceforme,itwasaChristiansacrament,andwehad
cometotheMooninthenameofallmankindbetheyChristians,Jews,Muslims,animists,agnostics,or
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atheists.ButatthetimeIcouldthinkofnobetterwaytoacknowledgetheenormityoftheApollo11experience
thanbygivingthankstoGod."[23][24]MindfulofthecontroversycausedbytheBiblereadingsmadebythe
Apollo8crew,theNASAmanagementhadwarnedtheApollo11crewagainstmakinganyexplicitreligious
commentsduringtheflight.However,inthefinalApollo11TVbroadcastduringthereturnjourneytoEarth,
AldrinquotedfromPsalm8(verses3and4)[25]"Ivebeenreflectingtheeventsofthepastseveraldaysanda
versefromthePsalmscomestomindtome.'WhenIconsidertheheavens,theworkofthyfingers,themoon
andthestarswhichthouhastordained,whatismanthatthouartmindfulofhim?'".[26][27]Thisparticularquote
seemstohavebeenacceptedasapersonalobservationanddidnotprecipitateanycontroversy.
Retirement
AfterleavingNASAinJuly1971,AldrinwasassignedastheCommandantof
theU.S.AirForceTestPilotSchoolatEdwardsAirForceBase,California.In
March1972,Aldrinretiredfromactivedutyafter21yearsofservice,and
returnedtotheAirForceinamanagerialrole,buthiscareerwasblightedby
personalproblems.HisautobiographiesReturntoEarth,publishedin1973,and
MagnificentDesolation,publishedinJune2009,bothprovideaccountsofhis
struggleswithclinicaldepressionandalcoholismintheyearsfollowinghis
NASAcareer.[28]Aldrin'slifeimprovedconsiderablywhenherecognizedand
soughttreatmentforhisproblems.SinceretiringfromNASA,hehascontinued
topromotespaceexploration.In1987hefoundedtheSpaceStudiesgraduate
programattheUniversityofNorthDakota.Later,heproducedacomputer
strategygamecalledBuzzAldrin'sRaceIntoSpace(1993).Tofurtherpromote
spaceexploration,andtocommemoratethe40thanniversaryofthefirstlunar
landing,AldrinteamedupwithSnoopDogg,QuincyJones,TalibKweli,and
SouljaBoytocreatetherapsingleandvideo,"RocketExperience",with
proceedsfromvideoandsongsalestobenefitAldrin'snonprofitfoundation,
ShareSpace.[29]
AldrinasCommandantof
theAirForceTestPilot
School
HereferredtothePhobosmonolithinaJuly22,2009,interviewwithCSPAN:"Weshouldgoboldlywhere
manhasnotgonebefore.Flybythecomets,visitasteroids,visitthemoonofMars.There'samonoliththere.A
veryunusualstructureonthispotatoshapedobjectthatgoesaroundMarsonceinsevenhours.Whenpeople
findoutaboutthatthey'regoingtosay'Whoputthatthere?Whoputthatthere?'Theuniverseputitthere.If
youchoose,Godputitthere"[30]
AldrinhasvoicedparodyversionsofhimselfintwoofMattGroening'sanimatedseries:TheSimpsonsepisode
"DeepSpaceHomer",inwhichheaccompaniesHomerSimpsononatripintospaceaspartofNASA'splanto
improveitspublicappearance,andtheFuturamaepisode"ColdWarriors".In2011,Aldrinappearedashimself
inthefilmTransformers:DarkoftheMoon,whereheexplainstoOptimusPrimeandtheAutobotsthatthe
Apollo11missionalsodiscoveredaCybertronianshipontheMoonwhoseexistencewasconcealedfromthe
public.
In2012,hemadeacameoappearanceinJapanesedramafilmSpaceBrothers.Aldrinappearedashimselfin
theBigBangTheoryepisode,"TheHolographicExcitation",whichairedonOctober25,2012.Aldrinalsolent
hisvoicetalentstothe2012videogameMassEffect3,playingastargazerwhoappearsinthegame'sfinal
scene.
Aldrincycler
In1985,AldrinproposedtheexistenceofaspecialspacecrafttrajectorynowknownastheAldrincycler.[31][32]
Aldrin'ssystemofcyclingspacecraftmakestraveltoMarspossibleusingfarlesspropellantthanconventional
means,withanexpectedfiveandahalfmonthjourneyfromtheEarthtoMars,andareturntriptoEarthof
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aboutthesamedurationonatwincycler.AldrinisstillworkingonthiswithengineersfromPurdue
University.[33]
BartSibrelincident
OnSeptember9,2002,AldrinwasluredtoaBeverlyHillshotelonthepretextofbeinginterviewedfora
Japanesechildren'stelevisionshowonthesubjectofspace.Whenhearrived,ApolloconspiracyproponentBart
SibrelaccostedhimwithafilmcrewanddemandedheswearonaBiblethattheMoonlandingswerenotfaked,
insistingthatAldrinandothershadliedaboutwalkingontheMoon.Afterabriefconfrontation,inwhichSibrel
calledhim"acowardandaliar",[34]AldrinpunchedSibrelinthejaw,whichwascaughtoncamerabySibrel's
filmcrew.ThepolicedeterminedthatAldrinwasprovokedandnochargeswerefiled.[35]Aldrindedicatesa
chaptertothisincidentinhisautobiographyMagnificentDesolation.[36]
Views
CriticismofNASA's2003returntoMoonobjectives
InDecember2003,AldrinpublishedanopinionpieceinTheNewYork
TimescriticizingNASA'sobjectives.[37]Init,hevoicedconcernabout
NASA'sdevelopmentofaspacecraft"limitedtotransportingfour
astronautsatatimewithlittleornocargocarryingcapability"and
declaredthegoalofsendingastronautsbacktotheMoonwas"more
likereachingforpastglorythanstrivingfornewtriumphs".[37]
AldrininMissionControlwith
NASAspokesmanJoshByerlyand
FlightDirectorRonSpencerin2009
SupportofamannedmissiontoMars
InJune2013,Aldrinwroteanopinion,publishedinTheNewYork
Times,supportingamannedmissiontoMarsandwhichviewedtheMoon"notasadestinationbutmoreapoint
ofdeparture,onethatplaceshumankindonatrajectorytohomesteadMarsandbecomeatwoplanet
species."[38]InAugust2015,Aldrin,inassociationwiththeFloridaInstituteofTechnology,presenteda
"masterplan",forNASAconsideration,forastronauts,witha"tourofdutyoftenyears",tocolonizeMars
beforetheyear2040.[39]
Climatechange
In2009,Aldrincommentedonclimatechangebysaying:"Ithinktheclimatehasbeenchangingforbillionsof
years.Ifit'swarmingnow,itmaycoolofflater.I'mnotinfavorofjusttakingshorttermisolatedsituationsand
depletingourresourcestokeepourclimatejustthewayitistoday.I'mnotnecessarilyoftheschoolthatweare
causingitall,Ithinktheworldiscausingit."[40]
Books
BookscoauthoredbyAldrinincludeReturntoEarth(1973),MenFromEarth(1989),ReachingfortheMoon
(2005),LooktotheStars(2009)andMagnificentDesolation(2009).HehasalsocoauthoredwithJohnBarnes
thesciencefictionnovelsEncounterwithTiber(1996)andTheReturn(2000).HisbookMissiontoMarswas
publishedinMay2013.InApril2016,hereleasedhislatestbook,NoDreamisTooHigh.
Awardsandhonors
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AirForceMasterAstronautbadge
AirForceDistinguished
ServiceMedal
withcluster
LegionofMerit
DistinguishedFlying
Cross
withcluster
AirMedal
withtwoclusters
AirForce
CommendationMedal
OutstandingUnitAward
PresidentialMedalof
Freedom
withDistinction
NASADistinguished
ServiceMedal
NASAExceptional
ServiceMedal
NationalDefenseService
Medal
withonestar
KoreanServiceMedal
withtwostars
AirForceLongevity
ServiceAward
withfourclusters
PresidentialUnitCitation
(Korea)
UnitedNationsKorea
Medal
KoreanWarService
Medal
BuzzAldrinspeakingatan
eventinPhoenix,Arizonato
promotehisbook,NoDream
isTooHigh,inApril2016.
CivilianawardsanddecorationsincludetheRobertJ.CollierTrophy,theDr.RobertH.Goddard
MemorialTrophy,andtheHarmonTrophy.
AldrinandhisApollo11crewmateswerethe1999recipientsoftheLangleyGoldMedalfromthe
SmithsonianInstitution.
ThecraterAldrinontheMoonneartheApollo11landingsiteandAsteroid6470Aldrinarenamedinhis
honor.
In1967,AldrinreceivedanHonoraryDoctorateofSciencefromGustavusAdolphusCollege.
In1985,AldrinwasinductedintotheScandinavianAmericanHallofFame,asignatureeventofNorsk
Hstfest.[41]
In1994,AldrinwasanonymouslyhonoredonaUnitedStatespostagestamp.The29stamp,
commemoratingthesilveranniversaryofthelanding,wasbasedonafamousphotographofAldrin,
capturedbyNeilArmstrong,inwhichAldrin'sfaceisobscuredbyhisreflectivevisor.Postalrulesatthe
timeprohibiteddirectlyfeaturinglivingpersonsonstamps.[42]
In2001,PresidentBushappointedAldrintotheCommissionontheFutureoftheUnitedStates
AerospaceIndustry.[43]
Aldrinreceivedthe2003HumanitarianAwardfromVariety,theChildren'sCharity,which,accordingto
theorganization,"isgiventoanindividualwhohasshownunusualunderstanding,empathy,anddevotion
tomankind."[44]
AldrinisontheNationalSpaceSociety'sBoardofGovernors,andhasservedastheorganization's
ChairmananinducteeoftheU.S.AstronautHallofFame,NationalAviationHallofFameandthe
InternationalSpaceHallofFameandamemberofThePlanetarySociety,withAldrin'sprerecorded
voiceappearingonnearlyeveryepisodeoftheSociety'sPlanetaryRadio.
In2006,theSpaceFoundationawardedAldrinitshighesthonor,theGeneralJamesE.HillLifetime
SpaceAchievementAward.[45]
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Forcontributionstothetelevisionindustry,AldrinwashonoredwithastarontheHollywoodWalkof
Fame.[46]
InductedintotheNewJerseyHallofFamein2008.[47]
In2009,PresidentObamasignedlegislationconferringtheCongressionalGoldMedaluponAldrinand
hisApollo11crewmates,NeilArmstrongandMichaelCollins.
Ina2010SpaceFoundationsurvey,AldrinwasrankedastheNo.9(tiedwithastronautsGusGrissom
andAlanShepard)mostpopularspacehero.[48]
In2011,AldrinwasnominatedforBestCameoatthe2011ScreamAwardsforhisroleplayinghimselfin
Transformers:DarkoftheMoon.
In2015,AldrinwasnamedastheChancelloroftheInternationalSpaceUniversity.[49]
In2016Aldrin'shometownmiddleschoolinMontclairNewJerseywillberenamedtheBuzzAldrin
MiddleSchool.[50]
Detachedadapterpanelsighting
In2005,whilebeinginterviewedforadocumentarytitledFirstontheMoon:
TheUntoldStory,Aldrintoldaninterviewerthattheysawanunidentified
flyingobject.AldrintoldDavidMorrison,aNASAAstrobiologyInstitute
seniorscientist,thatthedocumentarycutthecrew'sconclusionthattheywere
probablyseeingoneoffourdetachedspacecraftadapterpanels.TheirSIVB
upperstagewas6,000miles(9,700km)away,butthefourpanelswere
jettisonedbeforetheSIVBmadeitsseparationmaneuversotheywouldclosely
followtheApollo11spacecraftuntilitsfirstmidcoursecorrection.[51]When
AldrinappearedonTheHowardSternShowonAugust15,2007,Sternasked
himaboutthesupposedUFOsighting.Aldrinconfirmedthattherewasnosuch
sightingofanythingdeemedextraterrestrial,andsaidtheywereandare"99.9
percent"surethattheobjectwasthedetachedpanel.[52][53]
BuzzAldrinspeakingatan
eventinApril2016.
InterviewedbytheScienceChannel,Aldrinmentionedseeingunidentified
objects,andaccordingtoAldrinhiswordsweretakenoutofcontextheasked
theScienceChanneltoclarifytoviewershedidnotseealienspacecraft,but
theyrefused.[54]
Personallife
Aldrinhasbeenmarriedthreetimes.HisfirstmarriagewastoJoanArcher(19541974),themotherofhisthree
children(James,JaniceandAndrew).HissecondmarriagewastoBeverlyZile(19751978).Histhirdmarriage
wastoLoisDriggsCannon(19882011),fromwhomhefiledfordivorceonJune15,2011,inLosAngeles,
citing"irreconcilabledifferences".[55]ThedivorcewasfinalizedonDecember28,2012.[56]Hehasone
grandson,JeffreySchuss,borntohisdaughter,Janice.
Hisbattlesagainstdepressionandalcoholism,uponreturninghomefromtheApollo11mission,havebeen
documented,mostrecentlyinMagnificentDesolation.[57][58]AldrinisanactivesupporteroftheRepublican
Party,headliningfundraisersforGOPmembersofCongress.[59]
In2007,AldrinconfirmedtoTimemagazinethathehadrecentlyhadafacelift[60]hejokedthattheGforces
hewasexposedtoinspace"causedasaggingjowlthatneededsomeattention."[60]
AldrincommentedonthedeathofhisApollo11colleague,NeilArmstrong,sayingthathewas"deeply
saddenedbythepassing.IknowIamjoinedbymillionsofothersinmourningthepassingofatrueAmerican
heroandthebestpilotIeverknew.IhadtrulyhopedthatonJuly20th,2019,Neil,MikeandIwouldbe
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standingtogethertocommemoratethe50thAnniversaryofourMoonlanding...Regrettably,thisisnotto
[61][62]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
be."
Filmandtelevision
Filmography
Filmandtelevisionroles
Year
1976
Title
TheBoyinthe
PlasticBubble
Role
Notes
Himself
TVmovie
1989
AfterDark
Himself
ExtendedappearanceonBritishdiscussionprogram,with
amongothersHeinzWolff,JocelynBellBurnellandWhitley
Strieber
1994
TheSimpsons
Himself(voice)
Episode:"DeepSpaceHomer"
1997
SpaceGhostCoast
Himself
toCoast
2episodes
1999
Disney'sRecess
Himself(voice)
Episode:"SpaceCadet"
2003
DaAliGShow
Himself
2episodes
2006
Numb3rs
Himself
Episode:"KillerChat"
2007
IntheShadowof
theMoon
Himself
Documentary
2008
FlyMetothe
Moon
Himself
2010
30Rock
Himself
2010
Dancingwiththe
Stars
Himself/contestant 2ndeliminatedinseason10
2011
Transformers:
DarkoftheMoon
Himself
2011
Futurama
Himself(voice)
2012
SpaceBrothers
Himself
2012
TheBigBang
Theory
Himself
Episode:"TheHolographicExcitation"
2012
MassEffect3
TheStargazer
(voice)
Videogame
2015
Jordenruntp6
steg
Himself
Successfullytestedsixdegreesofseparation
2016
TheLateShow
withStephen
Colbert
Himself
Wasinterviewedandtookpartinaskit
2016
Hell'sKitchen
Himself
Diningroomguestandhadhisdinnercookedbytheblue
teamduetotheirteamchallengewin
Episode:"TheMoms"
Episode:"ColdWarriors"
Portrayedbyothers
Aldrinhasbeenportrayedby:
CliffRobertsoninReturntoEarth(1976)
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LarryWilliamsinApollo13(1995)
XanderBerkeleyinApollo11(1996)
BryanCranstoninFromtheEarthtotheMoon(1998)andMagnificentDesolation:WalkingontheMoon
3D(2005)
JamesMarstersinMoonshot(2009)
CoryTuckerasayoungerBuzzAldrinof1969inTransformers:DarkoftheMoon(2011)
ThenameoftheToyStorycharacterBuzzLightyearwasinspiredbyBuzzAldrin.Aldrinacknowledged
thetributewhenhepulledaBuzzLightyeardolloutduringaspeechatNASA,torapturouscheer,aclip
ofwhichcanbefoundontheToyStory10thAnniversaryDVD.[63]
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Aldrin,BuzzandWayneWarga.1973.ReturntoEarth.NewYork,RandomHouse.
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ontheMoon:AVoyagewithNeilArmstrong,MichaelCollins,EdwinE.AldrinJr.Boston:Little,Brown.
Aldrin,Buzz.2013.MissiontoMars.Washington,D.C.:TheNationalGeographicSociety.
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Washington,D.C.:NationalGeographicChildren'sBooks.
Seealso
Spacerendezvous
Listofspaceflightrecords
Notesandreferences
1."TotheMoonandbeyond"(http://www.northjersey.com/news/national/other_national_news/To_the_moon_and_beyon
d.html),TheRecord(BergenCounty),July20,2009retrievedJuly20,2009.Thesourceisindicativeofthe
confusionregardinghisbirthplace.Heisdescribedinthearticle'sfirstparagraphashavingbeen"bornandraisedin
Montclair,NewJersey",whileamoredetailedsecondparagraphon"TheEarlyYears"statesthathewas"bornEdwin
EugeneAldrinJr.onJanuary20,1930,intheGlenRidgewingofMontclairHospital".
2.Hansen,JamesR.(2005).FirstMan:TheLifeofNeilA.Armstrong.Simon&Schuster.p.348.ISBN0743257510.
"HisbirthcertificatelistsGlenRidgeashisbirthplace."
3."Archivedcopy".Archivedfromtheoriginalon20080402.Retrieved20080509.retrievedNovember8,2012.
4.Solomon,DeborahOth,Christian(June21,2009)."QuestionsforBuzzAldrin:TheManontheMoon".TheNew
YorkTimes.RetrievedMarch15,2015.
5.Powell,Sarah."FromTheDollarToTheMoon.Chapter7That"giantleapformankind" ".Archivedfromthe
originalon20101224.Retrieved20121108..burkespeerage.comaccessedOctober25,2015.
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