Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin


Astronaut Buzz Aldrin was one of the first people to walk on the moon. He and flight commander Neil Armstrong made the Apollo 11 moonwalk in 1969. Aldrin has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and is the founder of ShareSpace Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to advancing space education, exploration and affordable space flight experiences. Aldrin has three U.S. patents for his schematics of a modular space station, Starbooster reusable rockets, and multi-crew modules.