Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin 1930–

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Biography Aldrin was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, to Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Sr., a career military man, and his wife Marion (née Moon). He is of Scottish, Swedish, and German ancestry. After graduating from Montclair High School in 1946, Aldrin turned down a full scholarship offer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and went to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. The nickname "Buzz" originated in childhood: the younger of his two elder sisters mispronounced "brother" as "buzzer", and this was shortened to Buzz. Aldrin made it his legal first name in 1988. Aldrin graduated third in his class at West Point in 1951 with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and served as a jet fighter pilot during the Korean War. He flew 66 combat missions in F-86 Sabres and shot down two Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 aircraft. The June 8, 1953, issue of Life magazine featured gun camera photos taken by Aldrin of one of the Russian pilots ejecting from his damaged aircraft. ,,,,,,,,,, JOHN A ALDRIN Burial Date:September 24, 2005Birth & Death Date:June 19 1920 - July 31 2005Funeral Home: Services: Print remembrance WORCESTER/WEST PALM BEACH, FL John A. "Duffy" Aldrin, 85, died suddenly while visiting family in Massachusetts on Sunday, July 31, 2005. His wife Florence (Gregory) Aldrin, died in 1995. He leaves a son, Carl A. Aldrin of West Palm Beach, Fl; a daughter, Sandra Sherwood of Douglas; 11 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. A daughter, Joanne "Charlotte" Preston died in 2000. He was born in Worcester, son of Carl J. and Olga (Soderberg) Aldrin. Mr. Aldrin worked in construction for many years before retiring to West Palm Beach, Fl. He was a member of the Laborers Local 243 in Worcester since 1952 and a former member of the Belmont St. Baptist Church. He loved playing cards and visiting with family and friends.

Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Buzz Aldrin 1969. Buzz Aldrin 1969. NASA-astronaut Tillstånd Pensionerad Född 20 januari 1930 (86 år) USA Montclair, New Jersey, USA Tidigare yrke stridspilot Grad överste, USAF Tid i rymden 12 dagar, 1 timme, 52 minuter Urvalsgrupp Astronautgrupp 3 Antal rymd­promenader 4 Rymdpromenad­tid 7 timmar, 52 minuter Uppdrag Gemini 12, Apollo 11 Uppdrags­emblem Gemini 12 insignia.png Apollo 11 insignia.png Buzz Aldrin på månen, fotograferad av Neil Armstrong. Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, egentligen Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr., född 20 januari 1930 i Montclair i New Jersey, är en amerikansk fysiker och astronaut. Han var en av rymdfararna i Apollo 11-uppdraget tillsammans med Neil Armstrong och Michael Collins, och den andra människan att sätta sin fot på månens yta. Aldrin flög 66 stridsuppdrag i Koreakriget, och skrev därefter in sig på Massachusetts Institute of Technology där han tog en doktorsexamen i rymdfysik. Han utvaldes till astronaut i Astronautgrupp 3 i oktober 1963, och hans arbete med tekniken för rendezvous och dockning av två farkoster i omloppsbana kom till stor nytta under Gemini-programmet. Själv deltog han i uppdraget Gemini 12, där han satte rekord i längsta rymdpromenad. Efter att ha lämnat rymdprogrammet har Aldrin fortsatt att propagera för utforskandet av rymden. Bland annat har han producerat strategispelet "Race into Space", och skrev tillsammans med science fiction-författaren John Barnes romanerna Encounter with Tiber och The Return. Självbiografin Return to Earth och dokumentären Men from Earth beskriver hans egna upplevelser under rymdprogrammet och därefter. År 2001 utsåg USA:s president George W. Bush Aldrin att delta i Presidential Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry.[1][2] Månkratern Aldrin har fått sitt namn efter honom.