Buzz Aldrin was born on this day in history, Jan. 20, 1930, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. He served in air combat in Korea, then joined the NASA space program in 1963 before walking on the moon in 1969.
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The"scientific triumph" of the moon landing, the association notes, was"one of the most memorable events of the 20th century and … represented the epitome of the nation’s scientific capabilities and established its preeminence in the exploration of space.""An estimated 600 million people — at that time, the world’s largest television audience in history — witnessed this unprecedented heroic endeavor," writes BuzzAldrin.com, the astronaut's official website.
He asked for a moment of silence over the communications system with mission command on Earth, hoping the ceremony would be broadcast around the world.Atheist activist Madalyn Murray O'Hair had recently sued the organization after astronauts on the Apollo 8 mission read from the Book of Genesis as they became the first men to orbit the moon.
The white NASA space jacket he wore in flight during the Apollo 11 mission netted $2.7 million last year in a Sotheby's auction.
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