Buzz Aldrin was born in 1930 in New Jersey and got his nickname "Buzz" from his sister, who couldn't say "brother" as a baby. He graduated from West Point and was a fighter pilot in the Korean War, completing 66 combat missions. Aldrin is best known as the second person to walk on the moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, following Neil Armstrong. Today, at age 83, Aldrin remains one of the few people to have ever walked on the lunar surface.

1. Buzz Aldrin
by Paige H.

2. All about Buzz Aldrin
• He was Born on January 20, 1930 in Montclair
New Jersey. Buzzes name when he was born
was Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.
• Aldrin got the nickname Buzz from his baby
sister, who called him "buzzer" while trying to
say "brother"
• After he graduated from West Point, he was a
fighter pilot in the Korean War. He had 66
combat missions.
• Buzz Aldrin is better known as the second man
on the moon. He walked on the moon after Neil
Armstrong in 1969.

3. Before Buzz Aldrin was an
astronaut he was a fighter
pilot in the Korean War in
1950-1953.

4. Buzz Aldrin walked on the
moon for 2 hours long before
returning to earth.

5. Michael Collin
Michael Collin
Neil
Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin's astronauts
friends were, Neil Armstrong
and Michael Collin.

6. He had 12 Gemini missions
and then was chosen for the
lunar module pilot position for
Apollo 11.

7. Why is he a hero?
• Buzz Aldrin is a hero because
he risked his life fighting in the
Korean War as a pilot.
• The second reason that he is a
hero is because he was one of
the only people to walk on the
moon.

8. Today
• Today Buzz Aldrin
is 83 years old.
He remains to be
the second man
who walked on
the moon.

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