2 Persons on Mission Gemini 12

Buzz Aldrin
aviator, space, moon

Real/Birth Name:

Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.

Also Known As:

Buzz Eugene Aldrin

Nickname(s):

Buzz

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

20 January 1930

Age today:

91

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA

Brief Facts:

West Point class of 1951. Astronaut.The second man on the Moon with Neil Armstrong. Legally changed his name to Buzz Aldrin in 1988.

Space Missions:

Apollo 11 (1969)
First manned landing, in Sea of Tranquility.

Gemini 12 (1966)
Final Gemini flight. Rendezvoused and docked manually with its target Agena and kept station with it during EVA. Aldrin set an EVA record of 5 hours and 30 minutes for one space walk and two stand-up exercises, and demonstrated solutions to previous EVA problems. 59 orbits completed

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Aviation Hall of Fame of New Jersey 1980.

California Hall of Fame 2011.

Congressional Gold Medal 2009.

International Air & Space Hall of Fame 1971.

International Space Hall of Fame.

National Aviation Hall of Fame 2000.

New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame 1980.

New Jersey Hall of Fame 2008.

Presidential Medal of Freedom 1969.

Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame 1985.

U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1993.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at Corner of Hollywood Boulevard & Vine Street for contributions to the television industry14 January 1993

Jim Lovell
space

Real/Birth Name:

James Arthur Lovell Jr.

Nickname(s):

Jim

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

25 March 1928

Age today:

93, 24 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Brief Facts:

Ill-fated Apollo 13 flight around the moon. Subject of movie Apollo 13.

Space Missions:

Apollo 13 (1970)
Third landing attempt aborted near the Moon, due to SM failure. Crew used LM as "life boat" to return to Earth.

Apollo 8 (1968)
First manned flight to Moon; CSM made 10 lunar orbits in 20 hours.

Gemini 12 (1966)
Final Gemini flight. Rendezvoused and docked manually with its target Agena and kept station with it during EVA. Aldrin set an EVA record of 5 hours and 30 minutes for one space walk and two stand-up exercises, and demonstrated solutions to previous EVA problems. 59 orbits completed

Gemini 7 (1965)
When the original Gemini 6 mission was scrubbed because its Agena target for rendezvous and docking failed, Gemini 7 was used for the rendezvous instead. Primary objective was to determine whether humans could live in space for 14 days.