Buzz Aldrin Apollo 11 NASA Flight Training SuitBuzz Aldrin's personally owned and worn NASA flight training suit from the Gemini 12 and Apollo 11 missions Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin (1930 ) is an American former astronaut and one of only 12 men to walk on the moon. He served as the Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned moon landing in history. In July 1969 he became the second person to ever step on the lunar surface. Aldrin had previously served as pilot aboard Gemini 12 in 1966. During this