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  Buzz Aldrin - MSN Encarta
Aldrin also flew into space during the Gemini program (a precursor to the Apollo program) and is one of the world’s leading advocates of space exploration.
In 1966 Aldrin and astronaut Jim Lovell were assigned to the backup crew of Gemini 10.
Aldrin was closely involved with Apollo 9 rendezvous flight tests, the first flight in which two astronauts in a Lunar Module separated from the third astronaut in the Command and Service Module.
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 About Buzz Aldrin : iAmplify
Buzz was educated at West Point, graduating with honors in 1951, third in his class.
Aldrin has continued to share his vision for the future of space travel by authoring two space novels that dramatically portray man's discovery of the ultimate frontier: The Return (Forge Books, 2000) and Encounter with Tiber (Warner Books, 1996).
Now Buzz, as Starcraft Enterprises (his private space endeavors), is lecturing and traveling throughout the world to pursue the latest concepts and ideas for exploring the universe.
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 Buzz Aldrin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Buzz Aldrin was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.
Aldrin is a descendent of flsmiths from Värmland, Sweden.
On November 9th, Aldrin was reunited with the Gemini 12 space capsule along with crew member Jim Lovell for the opening of the "Shoot for the Moon" exhibit at the Adler Planetarium.
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 ScienceDaily: Buzz Aldrin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Colonel Buzz Aldrin, Sc.D (born January 20, 1930 as Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.) is an American pilot and astronaut who became the second human to set foot on the Moon (after Neil Armstrong) during the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned lunar landing.
Former Astronaut Aldrin, Purdue Engineers Planning Mars Hotels (February 6, 2002) -- Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, is leading a team of researchers, including engineers at Purdue University, to design a new class of spacecraft that would serve as orbiting hotels...
Buzz Aldrin -- Colonel Buzz Aldrin, Sc.D (born January 20, 1930 as Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.) is an American pilot and astronaut who became the second human to set foot on the Moon (after Neil Armstrong) during the...
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 Corporate Speakers - Astronaut - Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin was born in Montclair, New Jersey on January 20, 1930.
Buzz was educated at West Point, graduating with honors in 1951 as number three in his class.
Now Buzz, as Starcraft Enterprises - the name of his private space endeavors - is lecturing and traveling throughout the world to pursue and discuss his and others' latest concepts and ideas for exploring the universe.
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 Buzz Aldrin
Aldrin was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and served as a jet fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, where he flew 66 combat missions in F-86 Sabres and shot down two Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 aircraft.
Aldrin has had a much more public persona than Neil Armstrong, and it is said that originally it was he who would be first out onto the surface.
Aldrin is a descendent of flsmiths from Vž§rmland, Sweden.
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 Buzz Aldrin Quick Facts - Quick Facts - MSN Encarta
As a graduate student at MIT, Aldrin devised rendezvous and docking techniques that he later used as a NASA astronaut.
Aldrin spent three weeks in quarantine upon his return from the moon.
Aldrin was the first astronaut to resume a military career after retiring from NASA.
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 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. Apollo 11 Astronaut Crew
Aldrin was one of the third group of astronauts named by NASA in October 1963.
Aldrin has remained at the forefront of efforts to ensure a continued leading role for America in manned space exploration to advance his life-long commitment to venturing outward in space.
Buzz Aldrin was born in Montclair, New Jersey.
www.medaloffreedom.com /BuzzAldrin.htm   (2396 words)

  
 Buzz Aldrin, Ph
Edwin Eugene, “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr., was born January 20, 1930, in Montclair, New Jersey.
Aldrin established a new record for extravehicular activity (EVA), spending a total of 5-1/2 hours outside the spacecraft.
Aldrin received numerous decorations and awards, including the Presidential Medal for Freedom in 1969, the Robert J. Collier Trophy, the Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy, and the Harmon International Trophy in 1967.
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 Aldrin - History
The history of Buzz Aldrin Elementary School began on February 5, 1994, when the keys to Aldrin were given to Gina Ross, the newly appointed principal.
Buzz Aldrin Elementary, located in Reston, Virginia, is one of the largest elementary schools in Fairfax County and encompasses approximately 100,000 interior square feet and 13.7 acres of outside grounds.
She will be missed by the Aldrin staff and community and we thank her for her years of dedication to the staff and students.
www.fcps.edu /AldrinES/aboutourschool/history.htm   (763 words)

  
 Buzz Aldrin Speaker at Speakers.com
Buzz Aldrin graduated 3rd in his class at West Point, was a jet fighter pilot in Korea, and earned his Doctor of Astronautics from MIT.
When the Eagle Landed on July 20, 1969 Buzz Aldrin completed an American mission, and his feat is widely remembered as the greatest achievement of the 20th century, and the most memorable event in television history.
In his speeches, Dr. Aldrin encourages audiences to “reach for the stars,” in life and their endeavors and shares his memories of his momentous walk on the moon, the travels he’s taken since and his vision for the future.
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 NASA - NASA Honors Buzz Aldrin With Exploration Award
Aldrin is one of 38 recipients of the Ambassador of Exploration Award, all of whom were astronauts or other key individuals who participated in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs.
Aldrin was the lunar module pilot on the Apollo 11 mission, and the second man to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969.
Aldrin also had a 21-year career as an Air Force officer, including flying combat missions during the Korean War, working as as aide to the dean of faculty at the Air Force Academy and flying F-100s as a flight commander while based in Bitburg, Germany.
www.nasa.gov /vision/space/features/aldrin_ambassador_of_exploration.html   (764 words)

  
 Buzz Aldrin - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
Buzz Aldrin, friend of the bee and friend of the universe, is the world's second (note that carefully - he wasn't first) man to have ever walked on the moon.
Buzz Aldrin is called 'Buzz' because he is actually descended from bees.
NASA chose Buzz to go to the moon because of his close connection to the bee world.
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 Aldrin, Buzz. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Aldrin was the prime pilot of Gemini 12 (Nov. 11–15, 1966), a 59-revolution flight that brought the Gemini space program to a successful close; his 51/2-hour space walk established a record for extravehicular activity at that time and proved that a person could function in the weightless vacuum of space.
As the lunar module pilot of Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) Aldrin made the first lunar landing with Neil Armstrong, and on July 20 (EDST) became the second person (after Armstrong) to walk on the moon.
After retiring from NASA, Aldrin served (1971–72) as commandant of the Aerospace Research Pilots’ School at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. He retired from the Air Force in 1972 to enter private business and to lecture and consult on space exploration.
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 Floridian: Buzz Aldrin launches kids' book
Aldrin shares his memories of what it took to get man on the moon and his impressions once he got there in a new picture book, Buzz Aldrin: Reaching for the Moon (HarperCollins).
As an adult, Aldrin trained for his space missions by simulating weightlessness underwater, and one of his primary tasks on the Apollo mission was to collect moon rocks.
Aldrin, who got the nickname "Buzz" because, as kids, his sister called him "Buzzer" instead of "brother," started dreaming of a career in the air when he was in high school and his father was flying for the military in World War II.
www.sptimes.com /2005/05/31/Floridian/Buzz_Aldrin_launches_.shtml   (883 words)

  
 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Recounts Apollo 11 UFO Encounter - - July 18, 1969 - UFO Evidence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mike (Collins) decided he thought he could see it in the telescope and he was able to do that and when it was in one position, that had a series of ellipses, but when you made it real sharp it was sort of L shaped.
Aldrin: Mike (Collins) decided he thought he could see it in the telescope and he was able to do that and when it was in one position, that had a series of ellipses, but when you made it real sharp it was sort of L shaped.
Aldrin: Now, obviously, the three of us were not going to blurt out, 'Hey Houston we got something moving along side of us and we don't know what it is, you know, can you tell us what it is?'.
www.ufoevidence.org /cases/case592.htm   (689 words)

  
 The Gordon Poole Entertainment Agency   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A living hero, an American patriot and a space pioneer, Buzz Aldrin was the second human to walk on the moon.
Buzz now travels throughout the world lecturing and discussing his and others latest concepts for exploring the universe.
Buzz Aldrin motivates audiences to "reach for the stars," in life and their endeavours and shares his memories of his legendary walk on the moon, the travels he’s taken and his vision for the future.
www.gordonpoole.com /speakers/BuzzAldrin.htm   (292 words)

  
 Aldrin, Buzz - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Aldrin was the prime pilot of Gemini 12 (Nov. 11-15, 1966), a 59-revolution flight that brought the Gemini space program to a successful close; his 5 1/2 -hour space walk established a record for extravehicular activity at that time and proved that a person could function in the weightless vacuum of space.
As the lunar module pilot of Apollo 11 (July 16-24, 1969) Aldrin made the first lunar landing with Neil Armstrong, and on July 20 (EDST) became the second person (after Armstrong) to walk on the moon.
After retiring from NASA, Aldrin served (1971-72) as commandant of the Aerospace Research Pilots' School at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. He retired from the Air Force in 1972 to enter private business and to lecture and consult on space exploration.
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 CNN.com - Buzz Aldrin: Returning to moon is not enough - Mar 25, 2004
Aldrin, who landed and walked on the moon with fellow astronaut Neil Armstrong during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, told commissioners their first task was to decide what to do with the space shuttle's launch system of solid rocket boosters and an external tank.
Aldrin recommended the gradual evolution of a heavy-lift space launch system that could eventually launch a crew of eight astronauts by 2009.
Aldrin told commissioners that NASA must learn from its past to push forward in exploration and must strive for a permanent presence in space.
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 Astronaut Bio: Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Aldrin has received numerous decorations and awards, including the Presidential Medal for Freedom in 1969, the Robert J. Collier Trophy, the Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy, and the Harmon International Trophy in 1967.
Aldrin was one of the third group of astronauts named by NASA in October 1963.
Aldrin has remained at the forefront of efforts to ensure a continued leading role for America in manned space exploration to advance his life-long commitment to venturing outward in space.
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 Times Community Newspapers - Buzz Aldrin gives a boost to young rocketeers
Aldrin is a former astronaut who is best known for making the historic Apollo XI moon walk with Neil Armstrong in 1969.
Aldrin was born in Montclair, N.J., on Jan. 20, 1930.
Aldrin is retired from NASA, the Air Force and his position as commander of the test pilot school at Edwards Air Force Base.
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 Buzz Aldrin News
Buzz Aldrin to help unveil new attraction at Grand Canyon By: Associated Press - PHOENIX ---- Buzz Aldrin, the Apollo 11 astronaut who walked on the moon in 1969, plans to be among the first to stroll above the...
Buzz Aldrin, the Apollo 11 astronaut who walked on the moon in 1969, plans to be among the first to stroll above the Grand Canyon in a massive, glass-bottomed observation deck.
Buzz Aldrin and National Air and Space Museum specialist Amanda Young stand with the Apollo 11 spacesuit that Aldrin wore on the moon, at the museum's preservation facilities in Suitland, Md.
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 Moonwalker assesses the new space buzz - Space History - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Aldrin voiced strong support for the Bush administration’s vision for future space exploration, which calls for returning Americans to the moon by 2020, and then moving on to Mars and other destinations.
Aldrin is a big advocate of beefing up the shuttle launch system with extra boosters, while replacing the shuttle space plane with a less complex crew module — resulting in a configuration known as the shuttle-derived heavy-lift vehicle.
Aldrin believes that rocket could also be used by commercial concerns by 2020 to make the leap from suborbital joyrides to true orbital spaceflight for the masses.
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 Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin was the second man on the moon during the historic Apollo 11 mission (20 July 1969).
Aldrin was preceded onto the lunar surface by crewmate Neil Armstrong, but Aldrin piloted the lunar module and completed a 2-hour and 15 minute lunar EVA on the Moon's Sea of Tranquility.
In 2003, Aldrin was the unwitting subject of one of the most astonishing Ali G interviews, the highlight of which was his reaction to the question, "What do you respond to all those conspiracy theorist [sic] who claim the moon does not exist?"
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 SPACE.com -- NASA and China Should Work Together, Apollo Moonwalker Says
Apollo moonwalker Buzz Aldrin advises NASA to embrace China's emerging expertise in the human spaceflight arena as the Chinese prepare for a piloted launch that could occur next week.
Aldrin said the United States could engage the Chinese in supplying Shenzhou spacecraft in 2006 as a lifeboat for the International Space Station (ISS).
Aldrin said that China could well be eyeing a future piloted circumlunar flight of the Moon utilizing their Shenzhou spaceship.
www.space.com /missionlaunches/china_aldrin_031010.html   (804 words)

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