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Buzz Aldrin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American mechanical engineer, retired United States Air Force pilot and astronaut who was the Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history. On July 20, 1969, he was the second person to set foot on the Moon, following mission commander Neil Armstrong.
Type: File:Buzz Aldrin Autograph.svg,NASA Astronaut
Nationality: American (United States)
Date of birth: 1930-01-20
Birth Location: Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States, U.S.
Occupation: Fighter pilot
Rank: Colonel (Colonel (United States)), USAF
Selection: 1963 NASA Group (List of astronauts by selection#1963)
Eva1: 4
Eva2: 8 hours 4 minutes
Time: 12 days, 1 hour and 52 minutes
Mission: Gemini 12, Apollo 11