Who is Buzz Aldrin | biography of this man

 Buzz Aldrin is an American astronaut and mechanical engineer who is best known for being the Lunar Module pilot on the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned lunar landing in history. Along with mission commander Neil Armstrong, he became one of the first two humans to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Aldrin was born on January 20, 1930, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. He graduated from West Point in 1951 with a degree in mechanical engineering. After graduation, he served as a jet fighter pilot in the Korean War and flew 66 combat missions. After the war, he earned a doctorate in astronautics from MIT in 1963. His thesis was "Line-of-Sight Guidance Techniques for Manned Orbital Rendezvous."

In 1963, Aldrin was selected by NASA as part of the third group of astronauts. He served as backup pilot for the Gemini 12 mission, which was commanded by James Lovell, and was the pilot for the Gemini 12 mission in 1966. He was also the backup Command Module pilot for the Apollo 8 mission.

On July 20, 1969, Aldrin and Armstrong became the first two humans to walk on the Moon. He spent 21 hours, and 36 minutes on the lunar surface and collected 47.5 pounds of lunar samples. After the Apollo 11 mission, Aldrin returned to NASA and served as a backup Command Module pilot for the Apollo 14 mission. He then retired from NASA and the Air Force in 1971.

After his retirement from NASA, Aldrin has remained an advocate for space exploration and has written several books on the subject, including "Return to Earth" (1973), "Men from Earth" (1989), and "Magnificent Desolation" (2009). He also served on the board of directors of several companies.

He is also known as a proponent of colonizing Mars. He is the founder of ShareSpace Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes space education and space tourism, he also actively participates in space research and development projects.

Aldrin is widely respected and honored for his achievements and contributions to space exploration. He has received numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, and has been inducted into the Aerospace Walk of Honor and the International Space Hall of Fame.