For some time ago I saw on television some astronaut which was a multi talented person which has served the NASA has served the US special forces and much more.... he is one of the most famous and the guy which didn't was on board at the challenger!
The multi talented US astronaut, who was he?
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Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin is a former NASA astronaut. He became the second person to set his foot on the Moon after Neil Armstrong. Born on January 20, 1930, in New Jersey, United States, Aldrin graduated from the United States Military Academy in West Point. After graduation he joined the U.S. Air Force as a second lieutenant. He was selected in the 1963 NASA Group on October 17, 1963. In 1966, he got selected as the pilot of Gemini 12, the last mission of Gemini Program. Later in 1969, he was selected to be the lunar module pilot on Apollo 11, for the first lunar︀ landing. He spent 12 days, 1 hour and 52 minutes in space. Aldrin was inducted︁ into the Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1993. He has a autobiography Return to Earth,︂ to his credit.
source: Famous Astronauts
Buzz Aldrin is a former NASA astronaut. He became the second person to set his foot on the Moon after Neil Armstrong. Born on January 20, 1930, in New Jersey, United States, Aldrin graduated from the United States Military Academy in West Point. After graduation he joined the U.S. Air Force as a second lieutenant. He was selected in the 1963 NASA Group on October 17, 1963. In 1966, he got selected as the pilot of Gemini 12, the last mission of Gemini Program. Later in 1969, he was selected to be the lunar module pilot on Apollo 11, for the first lunar︀ landing. He spent 12 days, 1 hour and 52 minutes in space. Aldrin was inducted︁ into the Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1993. He has a autobiography Return to Earth,︂ to his credit.
source: Famous Astronauts
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