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I want people to go into space, to orbit around the world a few times, even to stay there for 24 hours and then come back to where they took off. And I also want people with a low income to be able to do that, not only rich people.

Buzz Aldrin

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Buzz Aldrin
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: January 20
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Fighter Pilot
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Montclair Township
Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.
Edwin Aldrin Jr.
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