Hear Buzz Aldrin tell the story of the first Moon landing

Buzz Aldrin was the second man to set foot on the Moon. In February 2016 Aldrin came to the Science Museum in London to tell the story of the historic mission in his own words.

On 16 July 1969, Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy on its way to becoming the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon. Aboard were Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin - the three brave men who made the historic journey. On 20 July, Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the Moon and Aldrin joined him on the lunar surface soon after. The Moon walk lasted nearly two-and-a-half hours while the pair collected lunar samples and conducted experiments.

[_rxn_]

Just Imagine looking up at the Night sky and See the moon an think: i have been there

[bpatterson]

Better phone connection 50 yrs ago than today

[edcorrigan]

Gotta hand it to Buzz...best storyteller yet.

[efudoishido]

As a kid in Argentina I remember this day clearly, my family owned what probably was the only TV for blocks, for some 50 people came home to watch the landing live, for us it was 4 minutes before midnight. Will never forget this huge step for mankind! Since that day, Argentina celebrates Friendship Day on July 16 th . It did bring people together!

[unfortunate]

He looks really good for a 86 years old guy (this was filmed in 2016). He looks more like 65.

[timothya.olmeda]

I am one of a small number who got the chance to be Buzz Aldrin’s driver when I worked for a prestigious limo company 14 years ago.
I was delighted when he and his then wife Lois chose me to be their driver (when available) for a good year.
It would have been longer but I went on to different work in another field.

I’ll tell ya, it was always a trip to the moon whenever Buzz would privately call me on my cellphone and say the words, “Tim, Buzz here. We are ready to meet you.”

Not many can say that.

Both Buzz and Lois were very gracious and kind, and a pleasure to drive. And I will always be grateful for the opportunity.

[herrmajor]

He left out when he'd snapped off a circuit breaker for ascent from the moon, and had to jam a pen into it to close the circuit and get home. I know it's a tiny detail, but crucial information for the following flights who were instructed to be more careful.

[CottonFist]

They traveled 1000 times further than they can today, (50 years ago) on the 1st attempt, with one millionth the computing power of a cellphone?

[genericyoutubehandle]

I feel bad for him. Apollo 11 was one of the riskiest mission any human has undertaken but he still had to spend the next 60 years and counting dealing with conspiracy theorists.

[chichyu]

Neil Armstrong: *"The first man to set foot on the moon"*
Buzz Aldrin: *"The first man who sang a song on the moon"*
Respect!

[plurplursen]

"Were number 1 on the runway" Epic funny line. "Neil, Hold my beer, it's takeoff time!"

[michaeldrago]

Buzz Aldrin is an American treasure. There are only 4 moon walkers left - Buzz, David Scott (A15), Charles Duke (A16) and Harrison Schmitt (A17) - I feel privileged to have seen all the moon landings. These recordings are invaluable for future generations.

[randygrenier]

I saw Buzz Aldrin and heard him speak in Boston. The first thing he talked about was how lucky we are to be alive on this beautiful earth.

[aaa]

I wonder how many remember the three astronauts that died in a rehearsal test on Apollo one - Command Pilot Gus Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White, and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee—

[fraser_mr]

This video triggered a lot of flat earthers...

[integralsun]

Landing that module with just a joystick must have been a blast.

[dagre]

It's a strange world when grandads are the only ones with memories both of exploring space and horse draw carriages etc

[carlosforcada]

He must have told this story like three billion times, but hearing it from him, fifty years after happening, gives me goosebumps

[robertburdick]

I remember watching this and the news showed people glued to TV sets and radios and we did feel at one in the World and it felt great. There seems to be an innate sense that we are all connected and want to be.

[undetected]

He has the face of someone with enough malice to be lying straight to our faces…