Buzz Aldrin

Colonel Buzz Aldrin, born Edwin Eugene Aldin Jr., was the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11, the first, manned mission to land on the moon.
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Race for the Moon
Colonel Buzz Aldrin, born Edwin Eugene Aldin Jr., was the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned mission to land on the moon.

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