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Was born Edwin Eugene Aldrin in Montclair, NJ to Edwin Eugene Aldrin Sr. and Marion Aldrin. Nickname: Buzz
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Graduating from Montclair High School in 1946,
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Buzz Aldrin selected for the thrid group of NASA astronauts
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Aldrin was one of the third group of astronauts named by NASA
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The Gemini 12 launched from Cape Kennedy. He was accompanied Jim Lovell.
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Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins launched in the Apollo 11
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Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. After landing near the Sea of Tranquility, Armstrong and Aldrin spend about two hours on the surface. Aldrin then pilots the Lunar Module back to the Command Module orbiting above.
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Aldrin retired from Air Force active duty, after 21 years of service. As a USAF jet fighter pilot during the Korean War, he shot down two MIG 15 aircraft.
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And Joan Aldrin's marriage broke down, she believes as a result of Buzz's depression and womanising that followed the Apollo 11 mission.
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Buzz Aldrins "Return to Earth Autobiography" was published.
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Aldrin resigned from NASA. Aldrin has logged 289 hours and 53 minutes in space, of which, 7 hours and 52 minutes were spent in EVA.
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Is inducted into the Astronauts Hall of Fame.
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72-year-old Buzz Aldrin punch a jerk in the face for calling him a 'liar'.
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Aldrin opens the Skywalk, a glass bottomed observation deck over the Grand Canyon, that extends 70 feet from the canyon wall.
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Buzz Aldrin divorced his 3rd wife Lois Cannon.
