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Buzz Aldrin

United States

Buzz Aldrin became the second person to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969, during NASA's Apollo 11 mission. He flew on Gemini 12 in 1966, performing three spacewalks. After his astronaut career, Aldrin wrote books, appeared on television shows like The Simpsons and The Big Bang Theory, and received awards including the Presidential Medal of Freedom.