Second Man to Land on the Moon

Buzz Aldrin earned his Doctorate in Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Manned Space Rendezvous. The techniques he devised were used on all US Rendezvous missions including the historic joint US - Soviet Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975.

In 1963, Buzz was selected by NASA as one of the third group of Astronauts. In 1966 he established a new record for Extra Vehicular Activity - Spacewalking on the Gemini XII orbital flight.

As back-up Command Module Pilot for Apollo VIII, man's first flight around the moon, Buzz significantly improved operational techniques for astronauntical navigation star display. Then on 20th July 1969, Buzz and Neil Armstrong made their historic Apollo XI moon landing becoming the first two humans to set foot on the moon.

Since retiring from NASA, the Air Force and his position as Commander of the Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, Buzz has remained at the forefront of efforts to ensure a continued leading role for America in manned space exploration. To advance his lifelong commitment to venturing outward in space, he is creating a master plan utilizing his concept "The Cycler", a spacecraft system which makes perpetual orbits between Earth and Mars.

Now Buzz through his company, Starcraft Enterprises is acting as a consultant to a wide range of companies and organisations including NASA, Los Alamos National Laboratories, Mutual of Omaha, Amvideo, Inforex, the National Space Council and The Institute for Defence Analysis.

Buzz travels throughout the world lecturing to pursue and discuss his and others latest concepts for exploring the universe. As a speaker, he is a spell-binding voice in charting the course of future space efforts from Planet Earth.