Buzz Aldrin

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Astronauts hailed as heroes 50 years after historic moon landing

“If Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins are not heroes, then there are no heroes,” Pence told a crowd of dozens.

21 Jul 2019 3:03 PM

July 20, 1969 Photo when astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA). - On July 21, 1969, US astronaut Neil Armstrong is the first man to step onto the Moon, his teammate Edwin Aldrin joining him around 20 minutes later. (Photo: AFP | File)

Houston celebrates exact moment Neil Armstrong set foot on Moon 50 years ago

Thousands celebrated the ‘Moonversary’ with fireworks and music as a giant screen showed footage of the era-defining moment.

21 Jul 2019 1:37 PM

Aldrin recounts feeling sure-footed in the one-sixth gravity of the lunar surface while gazing at the 'magnificent desolation' around him. (Photo: AFP)

Buzz Aldrin, second man on moon, recalls 'Magnificent Desolation'

'I sometimes think the three of us missed 'the big event',' Aldrin said during a 50th anniversary gala at the Ronald Reagan Library.

17 Jul 2019 12:44 PM

US broadcaster CBS is live streaming the original Apollo 11 Mission. (Photo: NASA handout)

Relive the original Apollo 11 mission on its 50th anniversary

It will be aired at around 9:32 AM ET on the CBS news site as well as its YouTube channel.

17 Jul 2019 9:06 AM

It all started on September 13, 1959 when Soviet probe Luna 2 smashed into Mare Imbrium, its 390 kilograms (859 pounds) of mass vaporizing, no doubt, on impact. (Photo: AP)

The Moon now has hundreds of artifacts. Should they be protected?

Some experts are calling to grant them heritage status to protect them from future tourists and human activity.

11 Jul 2019 3:02 PM

The Institute of BioAcoustic Biology conducted an analysis of the astronauts' voice patterns as they spoke about their encounters. (Photo: AP)

Buzz Aldrin confirms encounter with alien life

Apollo 11 astronaut 'passes lie detector test after recalling encounter with alien life' during historic 1969 mission to the moon.

09 Apr 2018 6:26 PM

This 1969 photo released by NASA shows a boot print made by astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. (Photo: AP)

Vintage NASA photos to be auctioned

Massachusetts auction house says The Beauty of Space is first-ever US auction to focus solely on vintage snaps by NASA from 1961 to 1972.

12 Oct 2017 10:31 AM

Aldrin sets adrenaline rushing with US Air Force Thunderbirds

Aldrin was the second man on the moon, piloting the Apollo 11 and following Neil Armstrong onto the lunar surface in 1969.

03 Apr 2017 7:09 AM

NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman on Saturday visited Buzz Aldrin in hospital a New Zealand hospital. (Photo: Buzz Aldrin/Twitter)

Buzz Aldrin gets visit from NASA after polar evacuation

Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, posted a picture of himself with Newman on Twitter.

03 Dec 2016 10:51 AM

Aldrin's management also tweeted a photograph of the spaceman smiling and looking alert in his hospital bed. (Photo: AP)

Buzz Aldrin stable after 'medical emergency' in S Pole

Aldrin, who was in South Pole for a tourist trip, was found to have fluid on his lungs and is currently in a New Zealand hospital.

02 Dec 2016 11:00 AM

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