Buzz Aldrin
American astronaut and pilot
๐๏ธJanuary 20, 1930 - Present
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๐Biography
Buzz Aldrin is an American former astronaut, engineer and fighter pilot. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission, and as the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, he was the second person to walk on the Moon.
๐Major Works & Achievements
- โฆApollo 11 Moon landing
- โฆSecond person to walk on the Moon
- โฆGemini 12 mission
๐ฌFamous Quotes
"Mars is there, waiting to be reached
"Exploration is wired into our brains
"The sky is not the limit
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