Buzz Aldrin
hideBuzz Aldrin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr., January 20, 1930) is an engineer, retired United States Air Force pilot and astronaut who was the Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 11, the first lunar landing. He was the second person to set foot on the Moon, following his mission commander Neil Armstrong.
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Google offers 'guided tour' of the moon
Jul 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google Inc. is offering a more wide-ranging view of the Moon, 40 years after humans first landed there.
Spacewalk No. 2 unfolds on 40th moon anniversary
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Jul 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The astronauts aboard the shuttle-station complex celebrated the 40th anniversary of man's first moon landing with their own spacewalk Monday, heading outside to stockpile some big spare parts.
Apollo 11 crew: Aldrin likes spotlight, 2 shun it
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Jul 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- In the 40 years since Apollo 11, some of the key players, most notably Neil Armstrong, have steered clear of the increasingly bright glare of the moonlight cast by the historic lunar landing. Others ...
Apollo astronauts relive experiences at ceremony
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Jul 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- It was a reunion of reunions. Twelve Apollo astronauts reminisced, traded stories and poked fun at each other Friday night as the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing and moonwalk approached.
Forty years ago man first walked on the moon
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Jul 05, 2009 |
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Forty years ago on July 20, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong realized the oldest dream of human civilizations when he became the first man to walk on the moon.
