Cosmonaut / Astronaut · USA · * 1930
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin
A doctor of orbital mechanics from MIT, nicknamed "Dr. Rendezvous." The second human to walk on the Moon.
NationalityUSA
Born20 January 1930
FACTS
•He symbolically took communion on the Moon — they had no wine, only bread and juice.
•He holds a doctorate in astronautics from MIT; he later had the nickname "Buzz" officially registered as his name.