Important Events of January – 20
Buzz Aldrin Birth Day
Birth:
- He was born on January 20, 1930.
Birth Name: Edwin Eugene Aldrin
Honours:
- He is an American engineer, former astronaut, and Command Pilot in the United States Air Force.
- As Lunar Module Pilot on the Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander Neil Armstrong were the first two humans to land on the Moon.
- The second man of landing on the moon.
- Aldrin, a scientific graduate, joined the US Air Force in 1951. He served as a pilot in the Korean War.
- NASA joined the space training in October 1963. He Gemini 12 was chosen to go to the spacecraft.
- On July 16, 1969, Neil Armstrong began his journey to the moon with Apollo 11 spacecraft.
- Aldrin set foot on the Moon at 03:15:16 on July 21, 1969 (UTC), 9 minutes after Armstrong first touched the surface.
Awards:
- Distinguished Flying Cross with cluster
- Air Medal with two clusters
- Air Force Commendation Medal
- Presidential Medal of Freedom
- NASA Distinguished Service Medal
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal
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