Buzz Aldrin
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Updated: 19 Jan 2018
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Buzz Aldrin was born. His mother, Marion Moon,
was the daughter of an Army Chaplain and his
father Edwin Eugene Aldrin was an aviation pioneer.Buzz was selected by NASA to be a part of the
third group of astronauts.He establishes a new record for extra-vehicular
activity (EVA) in space during the Gemini 12
orbital flight missionAs part of the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong
and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to set
foot on the moonMarking the 20th Anniversary of the Apollo 11
lunar landing, Buzz publishes Men from Earth, a
detailed astonishing account of America’s race
with the Soviets to the moon. The book ends
with an epilogue “Venturing Outward”, which
looks toward future space travel through the
year 2009Aldrin received a U.S. patent for his design of a
permanent space stationHe founds Starcraft Booster, Inc. and produces
innovative design concepts, such as the
Starbooster 200Buzz joins Hugh Downs on an expedition to the
North Pole aboard a Russian Ice BreakerBuzz is appointed by President Bush to serve on
the Commission on the future of the United
States Aerospace IndustryBuzz graduates from West Point Military
Academy, third in his classBuzz graduated from Montclair High School in
Montclair, New JerseyReceives the Presidential Medal of Freedom
from President Richard NixonRetires from NASAIs hospitalized in San Antonio for depression
and alcoholismRetires from the Air Force as a colonelLegally changes his name to Buzz AldrinIs inducted into the Astronauts Hall of FamePunches journalist Bart Sibrel after he demands
that Aldrin prove he had actually been to the
moonReceives the Congressional Gold Medal for
Distinguished Astronauts along with Neil
Armstrong, Michael Collins and John GlennFay Ann, Buzz's sister, was bornFay Ann Aldrin Potter past awayBuzz married his first wife, Joan Archer Aldrin,
who he later divorcedBuzz got a divorce with Joan after he came back from the moon landingAldrin then to his second, married Beverly ZileDivorced second wife Beverly ZileAldrin married Lois Driggs CannonBuzz gets a divorce from Lois Driggs Cannon. She receives half of the $475,000 in Aldrin's
bank account, as well as half of the profits from
his stock and Aldrin also agreed to give Cannon
$9,500 a month in spousal support and 30
percent of his annual income, which is about
$600,000
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