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  Edwin Aldrin Poses Beside The United States Flag
Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during Apollo 11 Extravehicular Activity (EVA) on the lunar surface.
The Lunar Module (LM) is on the left, and the footprints of the astronauts are clearly visible in the soil of the Moon.
While astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the LM the "Eagle" to explore the Sea of Tranquility region of the Moon, astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) "Columbia" in lunar-orbit.
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 Buzz Aldrin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
When he approached Aldrin in September 2002, he cornered Aldrin and a young female relative, stood in their way as they tried to leave the area and shouted directly in Aldrin's face, shoving a Bible into Aldrin's ribs several times, calling Aldrin a "a coward, a liar, and a thief".
Aldrin is a descendent of flsmiths from Värmland, Sweden.
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 BuzzAldrin.com - About Buzz Aldrin: Full Bio
Buzz Aldrin was born in Montclair, New Jersey on January 20, 1930.
His father, Edwin Eugene Aldrin, was an aviation pioneer, a student of rocket developer Robert Goddard, and an aide to the immortal General Billy Mitchell.
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).
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 CBSNews.com
Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr., better known as Buzz Aldrin, was born in 1930.
Aldrin's five-and-a-half-hour walk in space proved that man is able to function effectively in space, and he set the record for the longest space walk ever.
Aldrin piloted the lunar landing module on this moon mission with Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins, that launched on July 16, 1969.
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 SPACE.com -- Buzz Aldrin - Apollo 11 Lunar Module Pilot
Aldrin became an astronaut during the selection of the third group by NASA in October 1963.
It proved to be a fortuitous selection, for during Project Gemini Aldrin became one of the key figures working on the problem of rendezvous of spacecraft in Earth or lunar orbit, and docking them together for spaceflight.
Aldrin resigned from NASA in July 1971 to become Commandant of the Aerospace Research Pilot's School at Edwards AFB, California.
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 Astronaut Bio: Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Aldrin was one of the third group of astronauts named by NASA in October 1963.
Aldrin has logged 289 hours and 53 minutes in space, of which, 7 hours and 52 minutes were spent in EVA.
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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 Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.
Edwin Aldrin was born in Montclair, N.J. 1930 and died -
Edwin Aldrin is an american astronaut that flew the Apollo 11 lunar-landing mission on July 16-24, 1969, with Neil Armstrong, the commander, and Aldrin as the lunar-module pilot.
Aldrin was pilot of Gemini 12 on November 11-15, 1966 and, after retiring from NASA, served from1971-72 as commandant of the Aerospace Research Pilots' School at Edwards Air Force Base, California
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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.
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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 Edwin on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Edwin sought refuge with Rædwald, king of East Anglia, who in 616 defeated and killed Æthelfrith and gave Edwin the rule of all Northumbria.
In 627, Edwin and many of his court were baptized at York, and he seems to have assisted Paulinus in the conversion of his people thereafter.
Edwin Moses en 2002 A 48 ans, l'Américain Edwin Moses, double champion olympique du 400 m haies (1976, 1984), retiré des p.
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 Edwin Aldrin descends the Steps of the Lunar Module
Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., lunar module pilot, descends the steps of the Lunar Module (LM) ladder as he prepares to walk on the Moon.
This photograph was taken by astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, with a 70mm lunar surface camera during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA).
While Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the LM "Eagle" to explore the Moon, astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit.
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 Project Apollo: Astronaut Biographies
Known to all as by his nickname, "Buzz," Aldrin was also one of the most important figures in the accomplishment of Project Apollo in successfully landing an American on the Moon in 1960s.
Aldrin became an astronaut during the selection of the third group by NASA in October 1963.
Aldrin was chosen as a member of the three-person Apollo 11 crew that landed on the Moon on 20 July 1969, fulfilling the mandate of President John F. Kennedy to send Americans to the Moon before the end of the decade.
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 Edwin E. Aldrin. Artículo de la Enciclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Aldrin asistió a la Academia Militar de los Estados Unidos en West Point, y entró a la Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos donde recibió entrenamiento como piloto en 1951.
Aldrin, que tenía un doctorado en astronáutica del Instituto de Tecnología de Massachusetts, estaba perfectamente calificado para este trabajo, y sus inclinaciones intelectuales le aseguraron llevar a cabo sus tareas con gran entusiasmo.
Aldrin también fue una figura central para establecer los métodos necesarios para llevar a cabo las actividades extravehiculares (EVA) que los astronautas realizan fuera de sus naves.
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 Aldrin, Buzz on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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.
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.
Buzz Aldrin to Walk on Wet Cement 'Moon' and Lecture to Sold-Out Audience At Nixon Library on Wednesday, July 14th.
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 Moon's Gallery
Two astronauts in the LM (Commander Neil A. Armstrong and LM pilot Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr.) landed on the lunar surface at the sea of tranquility (0.67 deg N latitude and 23.49 deg E longitude), while one (CM pilot Michael Collins) remained in lunar orbit in the command module.
Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during Apollo 11 extravehicular activity on the lunar surface.
Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, is photographed during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity on the Moon.
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 Aldrin
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Aldrin was born Jan. 20, 1930, in Montclair, N.J. EDUCATION: Aldrin received a Bachelor of Science degree from the U. Military Academy in 1951, graduating third in his class.
Aldrin was able to see his theories in work aboard Gemini 12, a four-day mission he flew with James A. Lovell beginning Nov. 11, 1966.
Aldrin returned to active Air Force duty in 1971 and was assigned as commander of the Test Pilots School at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
www.astronautix.com /astros/aldrin.htm   (3288 words)

  
 Planet - Astronaut Aldrin grapt op de TU Delft
Veel nieuws had de inmiddels 77-jarige Aldrin niet te melden, maar zijn levensverhaal kon rekenen op een staande ovatie van de ruim 1300 aanwezige studenten.
Aldrin is vooral bekend als de tweede mens die de maan betrad.
Aldrin is een mediagenieke Amerikaan die zichtbaar ontspannen genoot van de aandacht die hem ten deel viel.
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 Were US Astronauts Ordered Not To Report UFOs & Aliens?
Buzz Aldrin is a brilliant man. Not simply remarkable for his intellect but a deeply spiritual man. Long since retired, Colonel Aldrin now orbits the innermost dimensions of his mind, a secretive universe as deep and mysterious as the far reaches of the moon.
Edwin Aldrin at one point found evidence that we were NOT THE FIRST to arrive on the moon.
After first seeing and then taking photographs of footprints in the lunar soil (Aldrin) then saw the beings that made the footprints (the report and transcripts of conversations between the astronauts were not clear if Aldrin had physical and/or mental contact with the entities).
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 Over the moon about space
Gemini XII astronauts Dr Buzz Aldrin (left) and Jim Lovell struggling with a gigantic pair of scissors at the dedication of a new exhibit on Nov 9 at Chicago’s Adler Planetarium.
In October 1963, Aldrin was selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as one of the early astronauts.
Aldrin recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of that flight and was reunited with astronaut Jim Lovell and their Gemini XII spacecraft at the dedication of a new exhibit on Nov 9 at Chicago’s Adler Planetarium.
www.thestar.com.my /lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2006/11/22/lifefocus/20061121201329&sec=lifefocus   (736 words)

  
 'That’s One Small Step …': The Story of the First Humans to Walk on the Moon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin was pilot of the moon lander vehicle.
Aldrin had flown on the last of the Gemini flights.
Left behind on the moon were the footprints of Armstrong and Aldrin, an American flag and scientific equipment.
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 Edwin Aldrin
Edwin was born in Montclair, New Jersey on January 20, 1930.
Edwin attended West Point then entered the Air Force.
Edwin was the second person to set foot on the moon.
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 'Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.' -Signed Checks
The name my parents gave me was Edwin Eugene, but the name my sister gave me was the one that would stay with me all my life.
In the early 1980s, Aldrin legally changed his name from 'Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.' to 'Buzz Aldrin' and since then, has signed his autograph as the latter.
Even before the filing, Aldrin preferred the use of 'Buzz' and most of his vintage signatures are as such.
www.countdowncreations.com /aldrinchecks.htm   (225 words)

  
 Aldrin wants watch he took to the moon - www.smh.com.au
A NASA memo insists that "if the watch is the one worn by Buzz Aldrin during his moon walk, the watch is the property of the government" and belongs at the Smithsonian.
Mr Aldrin is not talking about the case directly, but his lawyer says he would like the watch back.
Everyone agrees Mr Aldrin was wearing an Omega Speedmaster when he stepped on the moon on July 20, 1969.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/10/20/1066631360432.html?from=storyrhs   (555 words)

  
 Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. - Biography - Chapter 1 - Before the astronautics
His career had a climax when Il Duce (Benito Mussolini) entitled him Commendatore in his air force to thank him for a favor on behalf of the US government to the Italians.
Buzz Aldrin was a sportive man; he enjoyed pole vault, running, scuba-diving, gymnastics, squash and trampoline jumping.
Aldrin cooperated in planning several Gemini missions, espacially the endez-vous part.
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 RZ-Online (News): Neil Armstrong und Edwin Aldrin
Aldrin soll es nie verwunden haben, daß Armstrong ihm vorgezogen worden war und den berühmten Satz sagen durfte: "Ein kleiner Schritt für einen Menschen, aber ein Riesensprung für die Menschheit." Schon der kleine Neil hatte sich für die Fliegerei interessiert und alle greifbare Fachlektüre verschlungen.
Aldrin hatte, auf den Boden der Erde zurückgeholt, schwere seelische Probleme.
Aus diesem Appell spricht noch heute, was sich sofort nach Aldrins Rückkehr als sein Hauptproblem herauszuschälen begann: Es war ihm nicht geglückt, den plötzlichen Verlust größerer Ziele zu überwinden.
www.rhein-zeitung.de /on/99/07/20/topnews/mondpor.html   (335 words)

  
 Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
U.S. astronaut Edwin Aldrin was born in Glen Ridge, N.J., in 1930.
In 1970 Lovell was commander of the Apollo 13 spacecraft, but the mission to land on the moon had to be aborted after an accident put the safety of the crew in jeopardy.
On July 20, 1969, United States astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., of the space flight Apollo 11, landed in the Mare Tranquillitatis, or Sea of Tranquillity.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9309758   (736 words)

  
 Edwin Aldrin
After serving as a test pilot and gunnery instructor he was assigned to the Air Force Academy as Assistant to the Dean.
Aldrin's first space flight was on the November 11 1966 Gemini 12 Mission where he performed a rendezvous with a previously launched satellite and spent a record 5112 hours outside the Gemini in extra-vehicular activity.
Colonel Aldrin retired from NASA and the Air Force in 1972 to form his own aerospace consulting firm.
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 Aldrin
Edwin E. Aldrin (Spitzname Buzz) wurde am 20.
Edwin Aldrin war Ersatzpilot bei Gemini 9, sowie Ersatzpilot des Kommandomoduls bei Apollo 8.
Edwin Aldrin hat zwei Söhne und eine Tochter und lebt in Kalifornien.
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