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Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin Eugene “Buzz” Aldrin Jr., who reimagined the potential of human achievement before a worldwide audience when he walked on the moon, was born on this day in history, Jan. 20, 1930.
“The sky is not the limit … There are footprints on the Moon!” the explorer enthused in his 2016 book, “No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon.”
The Apollo 11 mission was the first in human history to land men on earth’s satellite, fulfilling a dream as old as humanity itself.
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Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to step on the lunar surface at 9:56 p.m. ET on July 20, 1969.
He was followed 19 minutes later by Aldrin.
The pioneer of human exploration was born to reach for the heavens.
This July 20, 1969, photo made available by NASA shows pilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin in the Apollo 11 Lunar Module. For the 50th anniversary of the landing, Omega issued a limited edition Speedmaster watch, a tribute to the one that Aldrin wore to the moon.
(Neil Armstrong/NASA via AP)
His father, Edwin Eugene Aldrin, was an early champion of aviation who served in both World War I and World War II; his mom was named Marion Moon.
Buzz Aldrin was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and attended Montclair High School.
He was a 1951 gradate of the United States Military Academy at West Point.
“The sky is not the limit … There are footprints on the Moon!” – Buzz Aldrin
He served a year-long deployment in the Korean War as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, which had become a separate branch of the military while Aldrin was at West Point.
He flew 66 combat missions, shooting down two enemy aircraft, and earning a Distinguished Flying Cross, among other honors.
Buzz Aldrin salutes as he stands next to a picture of himself on the Moon during a tour of the Apollo 11 exhibit at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum…
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