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They didn’t tell me I was going into space until after they locked the shuttle doors and started counting down.
Buzz Aldrin
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Buzz Aldrin
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: January 20
Air Force Officer
Astronaut
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Fighter Pilot
Science Fiction Writer
Montclair Township
Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.
Edwin Aldrin Jr.
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