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Some things just can't be described. And stepping onto the moon was one of them.

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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Timing has always been a key element in my life. I have been blessed to have been in the right place at the right time.
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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.
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My expertise is the space program and what it should be in the future based on my experience of looking at the transitions that we've made between pre-Sputnik days and getting to the moon.
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My own American Dream was to serve my country as best I could and make a difference in America - and in the world.
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