Biography
Buzz Aldrin (/ˈɔːldrɪn/; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut, engineer and fighter pilot. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission. He was the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission and became the second person to walk on the Moon after mission commander Neil Armstrong.
Awards & recognition
- Living Legends of Aviation · 2023
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor · 2017
- California Hall of Fame · 2011
- New Jersey Hall of Fame · 2008
- Horatio Alger Award · 2005
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- National Aviation Hall of Fame · 2000
- Langley Gold Medal · 1999
- International Space Hall of Fame · 1982
- Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations · 1970
- Hubbard Medal · 1970
- NASA Distinguished Service Medal · 1970
- Cullum Geographical Medal · 1969
- Order of Culture · 1969
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 1969
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal · 1966
- Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
- Air Medal
- Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey
- Congressional Gold Medal
- Distinguished Flying Cross
- Harmon Trophy
- Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
- NASA Space Flight Medal
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Steiger Award
- United States Astronaut Hall of Fame
Filmography43 titles
Hazardous Journey - The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Futurama
Chasing the Moon
America: The Story of the US
America: The Story of Us
First Man on the Moon
The Simpsons
Apollo 11
The Big Bang Theory
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
For All Mankind
Sally
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
The Pixar Story
30 Rock
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
Punky Brewster
Apollo: The Forgotten Films
Sesame Street
Kid 90
Numb3rs
Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon
The Colbert Report
Hell's Kitchen
Raw
StarTalk
Generation Sputnik
The Wonder of It All
Trekkies
Moonwalk One
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Top Gear USA
Dancing with the Stars
Apollo 11: Quarantine
Wisdom
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Fly Me to the Moon 3D
Aliens on the Moon: The Truth Exposed
Confessions from Space: Apollo
The University
Doolittle's Raiders: A Final Toast