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Mars has been flown by, orbited, smacked into, radar examined, and rocketed onto, as well as bounced upon, rolled over, shoveled, drilled into, baked and even blasted. Still to come: Mars being stepped on.

Buzz Aldrin

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Buzz Aldrin
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: January 20
Air Force Officer
Astronaut
Autobiographer
Businessperson
Engineer
Fighter Pilot
Science Fiction Writer
Montclair Township
Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.
Edwin Aldrin Jr.
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