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Buzz Aldrin Bio (Biography)
Real name:
Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.
Date of birth:
January 20. 1930
Place of birth:
Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Astrology Sign:
Aquarius
Height:
5' 10" (1.78 m)
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When astronaut Neil Armstrong of the US conquered the moon in 1969 and was hailed the first man to set foot and walk on moon, few people knew who the followed Armstrong then. It was actually Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr., or Buzz Aldrin to people close to him as the second human who set foot and walked on the moon. Michael Collins, who was also part of the group remained on orbit overhead.
Aldrin's educational background and flying experiences has made him more qualified to become part of the NASA team. He is a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, where only the best flyers and military soldiers come out. Having graduated third in class, he was designated as 2nd Lt. and served as a jet fighter pilot in the US Air Force during the Korean War. He also worked as an Aerial Gunnery instructor at the Nellis Air Force Base, in Nevada. Soon after, he became an aide to the Dean of Faculty at the US Air Force Academy. He also took his post graduate studies in Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge disserting a thesis about Line of sight Guidance Technique for Manned Orbital Rendezvous.
Due to his vast knowledge in astronautics and his flying experiences, he was selected part of the third group of NASA astronauts in 1963. He was overly involved in the planning of the Gemini missions. With his confirmation as a pilot in the Gemini 12 expedition, he utilized revolutionary methodologies for the mission, including the neutrally-buoyant underwater practice. This methodology as introduced by Aldrin is still widely used up to this time.
After leaving active duty as an astronaut in NASA, he returned to the Air Force however, was derailed by his personal problems while serving his managerial post.
In 2001, US President Bush appointed him to the Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry.
At present, he serves as Chairman of the National Space Society's Board of Governors and currently a member of the Planetary Society.
Aldrin's educational background and flying experiences has made him more qualified to become part of the NASA team. He is a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, where only the best flyers and military soldiers come out. Having graduated third in class, he was designated as 2nd Lt. and served as a jet fighter pilot in the US Air Force during the Korean War. He also worked as an Aerial Gunnery instructor at the Nellis Air Force Base, in Nevada. Soon after, he became an aide to the Dean of Faculty at the US Air Force Academy. He also took his post graduate studies in Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge disserting a thesis about Line of sight Guidance Technique for Manned Orbital Rendezvous.
Due to his vast knowledge in astronautics and his flying experiences, he was selected part of the third group of NASA astronauts in 1963. He was overly involved in the planning of the Gemini missions. With his confirmation as a pilot in the Gemini 12 expedition, he utilized revolutionary methodologies for the mission, including the neutrally-buoyant underwater practice. This methodology as introduced by Aldrin is still widely used up to this time.
After leaving active duty as an astronaut in NASA, he returned to the Air Force however, was derailed by his personal problems while serving his managerial post.
In 2001, US President Bush appointed him to the Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry.
At present, he serves as Chairman of the National Space Society's Board of Governors and currently a member of the Planetary Society.