welcomed the opportunity to become the first astronaut trai… - Buzz Aldrin

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welcomed the opportunity to become the first astronaut trained underwater in a swimming pool to simulate the effects of neutral buoyancy, trying to maneuver in a weightless environment in space. Some of my colleagues thought I was being eccentric, but the sensations in the pool prepared me for what it might feel like drifting along at 17,500 miles an hour, tethered to a spacecraft.

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About Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Eugene Aldrin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr. on January 20, 1930) is an American pilot and astronaut who became the second man to set foot on the Moon (after Neil Armstrong) during the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned lunar landing.

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Birth Name: Edwin Eugene Aldrin

Native Name: Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.

Alternative Names: Edwin Aldrin Jr. • Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.

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