Journey to the Moon: Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin #Apollo50

In 1969 Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin became the second person to step foot on the moon as a member of the three-person Apollo 11 crew that landed on the Moon on 20 July 1969.

Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin was born in Montclair, New Jersey, on 20 January 1930. His mother, Marion Moon, was the daughter of an Army Chaplain. His father, Edwin Eugene Aldrin, was a Colonel in the Air Force. Buzz grew up in New Jersey and after graduating from Montclair High School, he was educated at the US West Point Military Academy, graduating third in his class with a BS in mechanical engineering. Upon graduation, he entered the United States Air Force, and received pilot training in 1951.

Aldrin flew 66 combat missions in F-86s in Korea, destroying two MIG-15 aircraft. Known to all by his nickname, "Buzz," Aldrin was also one of the most important figures in the accomplishment of Project Apollo which successfully landed an American on the Moon in the 1960s.

Aldrin became a NASA astronaut in October 1963, the same year that he wrote a dissertation on orbital mechanics to earn a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

On 11 November 1966, he orbited aboard the Gemini 12 spacecraft, a revolutionary flight that successfully ended the Gemini program. During this time, Aldrin became one of the key figures working on the problem of rendezvous of spacecraft in Earth or lunar orbit and docking them together for spaceflight. Without these skills, Apollo could not have been successfully completed.

Aldrin was ideally qualified for this work, and his intellectual inclinations ensured that he carried out these tasks with enthusiasm. He worked to develop the necessary procedures and tools for accomplishing space rendezvous and docking. He was also a central figure in devising the methods necessary for carrying out the astronauts' extravehicular activities. This, too, was critical to the successful accomplishment of Apollo.

Aldrin was chosen as a member of the three-person Apollo 11 crew that landed on the Moon on 20 July 1969, fulfilling the mandate of President John F. Kennedy to send Americans to the Moon before the end of the decade. Aldrin was the second American to set foot on the lunar surface. He and Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong spent about 20 hours on the Moon before returning to the orbiting Apollo Command Module with 46 pounds of moon rock. The walk, which was televised, drew an estimated 600 million viewers, making it the largest television audience in history. The spacecraft and the lunar explorers returned to Earth on 24 July 1969.

In 1971, Aldrin returned to the Air Force and retired a year later. Aldrin was decorated with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, followed by a 45-day international goodwill tour. Other honours include having Asteroid “6470 Aldrin” and the “Aldrin Crater” on the moon named after him. Aldrin and his Apollo 11 crew mates Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins also received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2011.

He wrote two important books about his activities in the U.S. space program, where he recounted the flight of Apollo 11 and discussed the entire space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. He continues to be an important analyst of the space program and lives near Los Angeles, in California.

Since retiring from NASA, Aldrin turned to studying advancements in space technology. He devised a spacecraft system for missions to Mars known as the "Aldrin Mars Cycler," and received three U.S. patents for his schematics of a modular space station, Star booster reusable rockets, and multi-crew modules.

He also founded Share Space Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to advancing space education, exploration and affordable space flight experiences. His latest book, “Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration” was published by the National Geographic Society in 2013 and outlines his plan to get us beyond the moon and on to Mars.

As one of the leading space exploration advocates, Buzz continues to chart a course for future space travel and remains a source of inspiration to the next generation of explorers and innovators.

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