What was buzz Aldrin famous for?

Answer 1

Buzz Aldrin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr. The nickname "Buzz" originated in childhood: the younger of his two elder sisters mispronounced "brother" as "buzzer", and this was shortened to Buzz. Aldrin made it his legal first name in 1988) is famous for being the SECOND man to set foot on the Moon (after Neil Armstrong). According to different NASA accounts, he had originally been proposed as the first to step onto the Moon's surface, but due to the physical positioning of the astronauts inside the compact Lunar Landing Module, it was easier for the commander, Neil Armstrong, to be the first to exit the spacecraft. There was also a desire on NASA's part for the first person to step onto the Moon's surface be a civilian, which Armstrong was (Aldrin was an officer in the US Air Force).

Aldrin was also the Lunar Module Pilot for the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, so he was the one guiding the module to the first manned landing on the lunar surface.

In some circles he is also famous for being the first person to hold a religious ceremony on the Moon. He gave himself Communion on the surface of the Moon, but he kept it secret because of a lawsuit brought by atheist activist Madalyn Murray O'Hair over the reading of Genesis on Apollo 8.

Answer 2

Buzz Aldrin is very fanous as being the second man to walk on the moon.