Person Open DS/UK/23211 Aldrin; Buzz (20 January 1930); American engineer, astronaut and fighter pilot Aldrin Buzz 20 January 1930 American engineer, astronaut and fighter pilot Male (cisgender) Edwin Eugene Aldrin Junior Dr Rendezvous Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States (born)

American Science | Astronaut, Engineer White No known disability Christian Son of Edwin Eugene Aldrin Sr (American Army aviator) and Marion Moon Former spouse of Joan Archer, Beverley Van Zile and Lois Driggs Cannon Heterosexual Buzz Aldrin is an American engineer and a former astronaut and fighter pilot. Aldrin made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission, and as the Apollo Lunar Module pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander Neil Armstrong were the first two humans to land on the Moon. Aldrin graduated third in the class of 1951 from the United States Military Academy at West Point, with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was commissioned into the United States Air Force, and served as a jet fighter pilot during the Korean War. He flew 66 combat missions and shot down two MiG-15 aircraft. After earning a degree in astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Aldrin was selected as a member of NASA's Astronaut Group 3, making him the first astronaut with a doctoral degree. His doctoral thesis was Line-of-Sight Guidance Techniques for Manned Orbital Rendezvous, earning him the nickname "Dr Rendezvous" from fellow astronauts. His first space flight was in 1966 on Gemini 12 during which he spent over five hours on extravehicular activity. On 21 July 1969, Aldrin set foot on the Moon at 03:15:16, nineteen minutes after Armstrong first touched the surface, while command module pilot Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit. Upon leaving NASA in 1971, he became Commandant of the US Air Force Test Pilot School. He retired from the Air Force in 1972, after 21 years of service. He continued to advocate for space exploration, particularly a human mission to Mars, and developed the Aldrin cycler, a special spacecraft trajectory that makes travel to Mars more efficient in regard to time and propellant. He has been accorded numerous honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969, and is listed in several Halls of Fame. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzz_Aldrin (2022) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes The Toy Story character Buzz Lightyear was named in honor of Buzz Aldrin. Activism and Views: A Presbyterian elder, Aldrin became the first person to hold a religious ceremony on the Moon when he privately took communion. Aldrin is also an active supporter of the Republican Party, headlining fundraisers for its members of Congressand endorsing its candidates. RAHAKirkbride 12/10/2019 RAHAKirkbride 10/25/2023 2277d769-c39b-462a-af59-32bf83ad6596