Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin Eugene “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. walked on the moon and reimagined the potential for human achievement in front of a global audience. He was born on this day in history, January 20, 1930.
“The sky's the limit… there are footprints on the moon!” The explorer wrote in his 2016 book, No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon. “Life Lessons”, he passionately says:
The Apollo 11 mission landed humans on Earth's satellite for the first time in human history, fulfilling a dream as old as humanity itself.
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Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969 at 9:56 pm ET.
Aldrin followed 19 minutes later.
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A July 20, 1969 photo released by NASA shows Apollo 11 Lunar Module pilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the landing, Omega has launched a limited edition Speedmaster watch, paying homage to the watch Aldrin wore when he went to the moon. (Neil Armstrong/NASA, via AP)
His father, Edwin Eugene Aldrin, was an early aviation advocate who served in both World War I and World War II. His mother's name was Marion Moon.
Buzz Aldrin was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey and attended Montclair High School.
He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1951.
“The sky’s the limit… There are footprints on the moon!” — Buzz Aldrin
He served one year in the Korean War as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, which became a separate branch of the military while Aldrin was at West Point.
He flew 66 combat missions, shot down two enemy aircraft, and earned honors such as the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Buzz Aldrin stands next to a photo of himself on the moon and salutes during the Apollo 11 exhibit tour at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Yorba Linda, California. (Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Aldrin received his doctorate in astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in January 1963 and joined the NASA space program in October of the same year.
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“A distinguished aviator, scientist, astronaut, and patriot, Dr. Buzz Aldrin left an indelible mark not only on the history of his country but also on the history of the world,” the West Point Alumni Association said. writing.
The association said the moon landing's “scientific triumph” was “one of the most memorable events of the 20th century…representing the epitome of the nation's scientific capabilities and establishing excellence in space exploration.” It has said.
“A distinguished aviator, scientist, astronaut, and patriot.” — West Point Alumni Association
“An estimated 600 million people, the largest television audience in history at the time, witnessed this unprecedented and heroic effort,” wrote the astronaut's official website BuzzAldrin.com.
Aldrin is the only one of the three astronauts who took part in the Apollo 11 mission still alive.
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Command module pilot Michael Collins passed away in 2021 at the age of 90.
Mr. Armstrong passed away in 2012 at the age of 82.
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He received permission from his local congregation, Webster Presbyterian Church, to receive Holy Communion during the moon landing.
Buzz Aldrin's handwritten notes and scriptures were flown onto the moon's surface from a 3×5 inch tan lightweight card. Aldrin read John 15:5 during communion upon the moon landing, and his Psalm 8:3 and 4 on the way back to Earth. (Courtesy of Heritage Auction)
He asked for a moment of silence over communications systems with Mission Command on Earth, hoping the ceremony would be broadcast around the world.
NASA refused.
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Atheist activist Madalyn Murray O'Hare recently sued the organization for reading Genesis to the Apollo 8 astronauts who became the first humans to orbit the moon.
Although the lawsuit was eventually dropped, the space program was nervous about including any further declarations of faith.
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Regardless of that moment, Aldrin's accomplishments still captivate the imagination.
The white NASA space jacket he wore during the Apollo 11 flight sold for $2.7 million at a Sotheby's auction last year.
Buzz Aldrin's footprints on the moon, Apollo 11 mission, July 1969. American astronaut Buzz Aldrin's footprints in the lunar soil. The Apollo 11 Lunar Module (codenamed Eagle), with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on board, landed on the Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969. Apollo 11 was his fifth manned Apollo mission and the first to land on the moon. Artist Buzz Aldrin. (Heritage Space/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
This was the highest price ever paid for a space travel relic, and the highest price ever sold for a jacket at auction.
Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 lunar mission sold for record $2.8 million
“Today's results are a testament to Buzz Aldrin's legendary career and his lifelong dedication to exploring and understanding the universe,” Cassandra Hutton, global head of science and popular culture at Sotheby's, said last year. Ta.
“This record-breaking achievement proves the continuing and eternal importance of the Apollo 11 mission, nearly 53 years after humans first walked on the moon.”
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Aldrin quoted Psalm 8:3-4 as the mission left the moon and returned to Earth. Son of man, will you visit him? ”
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