Buzz Aldrin, second man to walk on the moon, Apollo 11 astronaut, through the years

Official photo of the Apollo 11 prime crew. From left to right are NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, Command Module pilot; and Buzz Aldrin, Lunar Module pilot.

Buzz Aldrin was the second astronaut to walk on the moon.

This image released by Neon/CNN Films shows Buzz Aldrin in a scene from the film "Apollo 11." (Neon/CNN Films via AP) ORG XMIT: NYET213

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon at 4:18 p.m. Eastern time on July 20, 1969. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin descends the ladder from the Lunar Module in this photo.

Buzz Aldrin shown in the Lunar Module in which he and Neil Armstrong became the first humans to land on the moon July 20, 1969.

Buzz Aldrin // First self-portrait in space, Gemini 12, November 1966 // Est. £600-800

Left to right: Apollo 11 astronauts, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins, wait in quarantine while listening to mission recovery chief Donald Stullken of Pensacola and his deputy John Stonesifer after returning to Earth in July 1969. Stullken died in 2009.

Apollo 11 astronauts left to right: Neil Armstrong, Mike Collins and Buzz Aldrin in a NASA photo used to promote the motion picture "In the Shadow of the Moon." The photo shows the three men in quarantine after their trip to the moon. Armstrong and Aldrin were respectively the first and second men to walk on the lunar surface. Photo by NASA via THINKFilm. (Via MerlinFTP Drop)

On Jan. 9, 1969, NASA announced the prime crew of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. This portrait was taken on Jan. 10, the day after the announcement of the crew assignment. From left to right are lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, commander Neil Armstrong; and command module pilot Michael Collins.

Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, the second human to step on the surface of the moon is about to climb into the Lunar Module at the Langley Lunar Landing Research Facility. Aldrin was one of 23 astronauts who trained at the Langley facility in preparation for the final phase of the moon landing.

15 Nov 1966 --- Gemini-12 astronauts Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Jim Lovell (dark hair) wave their deck caps November 15th, after leaving recovery helicopter (in background) which transported them from the Gemini to the Walking next to Aldrin is NASA recovery chief Jerry Hammack.

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, left, and Postmaster General Marvin Runyon, unveil one of two special commemorative stamps celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing at The National Air and Space Museum on, July 20, 1994, in Washington. An Apollo 11 lunar landing module is to the left rear.

The crew of Apollo 11 Michael Collins (L), Neil Armstrong (C) and Buzz Aldrin stand in front of the Apollo command module Columbia after US Vice President Al Gore awarded them the Samuel P. Langley medal 20 July, 1999 at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

In this April 15, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama, left, met with Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. the second person to walk on the moon.

Former Aastronaut Buzz Aldrin salutes after being introduced at the 2019 State of the Union address in Washington D.C. Feb 5, 2019.

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, left, salutes the crowd during the dedication ceremony of the Buzz Aldrin Middle School in Montclair on Sept. 16. The school will be the site of the upcoming Innovation Faire.

Buzz Aldrin: When Wolowitz would not shut up about going to space in Season 6's "The Holographic Excitation," it took a video of the Apollo 11 astronaut bragging about his lunar exploits while handing out Halloween candy to make him realize how obnoxious he was being.

Buzz Aldrin, the former NASA astronaut, in 2016.

Buzz Aldrin and Bill Nye celebrate the launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: (L-R) George Clooney and Buzz Aldrin attend the Lost In Space event to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the OMEGA Speedmaster, which has been worn by every piloted NASA mission since 1965 at Tate Modern on April 26, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 700040412 ORIG FILE ID: 673506816

Singer Keith Urban, astronaut Buzz Aldrin meet up.

Astronaut and this year's Parade Grand Marshal Buzz Aldrin rides up Fifth Avenue in a convertible during the New York City Veterans Day Parade

Buzz Aldrin and his guest attend the 2017 Princess Grace Awards Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Oct. 25, 2017 in Beverly Hills.

Buzz Aldrin pictured with Governor John R. Kasich of Ohio

Buzz Aldrin attends Celebrity Fight Night on March 22, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona in his dazzling rocket ship-patterned suit.

President Trump gives a pen to Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin after signing an executive order to reestablish the National Space Council in the Roosevelt Room of the White House Friday.

In the Roosevelt room of the White House last Friday, Vice President Mike Pence, center, spoke before introducing President Donald Trump to sign an executive order reestablishing the National Space Council, alongside members of the Congress, NASA and commercial space companies. Pence will chair the council. Also pictured, are NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, left, and retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin, right.

Images of Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin at the Vero Beach Book Center Tuesday April 19, 2016 in Vero Beach.

Buzz Aldrin is the second man to walk on the moon. His next mission? Mars.

Nick Graham and former astronaut Buzz Aldrin pose on the runway at the Nick Graham NYFW Men's F/W '17 show on Jan. 31, 2017 in New York.

Buzz Aldrin, one of first men to walk on the moon, returned to Mountainside Hospital where he was born 86 years ago. Aldrin visited the newly renovated OB/GYN department where a major capital improvement project has recently been completed.

(From left) Apollo astronauts Harrison Schmitt, Charlie Duke, Edgar Mitchell, Alan Bean and Buzz Aldrin arrive for the premiere of the “In the Shadow of the Moon,” on Sept. 5, 2007, at the Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Natural History in New York. The movie brings together for the first, and possibly the last, time surviving crew members from every single Apollo mission that flew to the moon, and allows them to tell their story in their own words.

The astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Eugene Cernan, Charles Duke, und Harrison Schmitt, from left, pose with their wristwatches after a press conference at the Omega booth at the world watch and jewellery show 'Baselworld' in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, March 28, 2009. Omega presented the 'Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch Apollo 11 40th Anniversary Limited Edition' wristwatch in presence of the astronauts.

Apollo astronauts (seated from left) Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11; Richard Gordon, Apollo 12; Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14; Charlie Duke, Apollo 16; and Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7, and (standing from left) Thomas Stafford, Apollo 10; Russell Schweickart, Apollo 9; Gene Cernan, Apollo 17; William Anders, Apollo 8; and John Young, Apollo 10 and Apollo 16 gather for a group photograph during the Apollo/Saturn V Center grand opening gala Jan. 8, 1997 at Kennedy Space Center.

Buzz Aldrin poses in front of Stonehenge.

In July 1999, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, left, and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin sit in a replica of an Apollo mission control room at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla.

WASHINGTON - JULY 20: Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin particpates in interviews at NASA Headquarters on July 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today marks the fortieth anniversary of the first moon landing and moon on walk by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin which took place on July 20, 1969. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

SANTA MONICA, UNITED STATES: Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin puts his foot in cement during ceremony honoring Apollo astronauts who have walked on the moon at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica, Ca. Others honored at the benefit event were Alan Bean, Dave Scott, Charles Duke Jr., Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt. AFP PHOTO Vince BUCCI (Photo credit should read Vince Bucci/AFP/Getty Images)

Buzz Aldrin arrives to watch the Sunday performance of the Thunderbirds, after having flown with them earlier in the day. The Melbourne Air & Space Show was held April 1 & 2 at the Orlando Melbourne International Airport.

Buzz Aldrin's ShareSpace Foundation Gala

2016 Brevard Walk of Fame Honoree Dr. Buzz Aldrin is presented his award by 2015 Honoree Capt. Winston Scott during the 2016 Brevard Walk of Fame, a benefit for Eckerd Kids held at the Radisson in Port Canaveral.

Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin signs autographes after Thursday afternoon signing ceremony formalizing the establishment of the Buzz Aldrin Space Institute at the university in Melbourne.

Buzz Aldrin, Seth Green, and John Travolta arrive at the gala event held at the Apollo /Saturn V Rocket Center at Kennedy Space Center. The sold out $1,200 a ticket charity event was held to celebrate the anniversary of the Apollo 11, and to raise funds for Buzz Aldrin's ShareSpace Foundation for young people.

Buzz Aldrin and John Travolta at the gala event held at the Apollo /Saturn V Rocket Center at Kennedy Space Center.

Bonnie King of Merritt Island poses for photographer Karl Ronstrom with Buzz Aldrin, and John Travolta at the gala event held at Kennedy Space Center.

Astronauts Jim Lovell, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins stand for the National Anthem during a ceremony Monday, July 21, 2014 renaming the Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center, FL for astronaut Neil Armstrong. The iconic building houses astronaut crew quarters and also where the new Orion capsule is being developed.

Robert Mueller, a senior technologist at NASA, talks with Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin about NASA's RASSOR mining tank.

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin and his wife, Lois, pose at the Royal Ascot horse race meet, west of London Wednesday June 16, 1999.

Buzz Aldrin at Kennedy Space Center Vistors Complex's opening of the Shuttle Launch Experience ride in 2007.

Apollo Astronaut Buzz Aldrin and his wife Lois attend a fundraiser dinner at Bernard's Surf in Cocoa Beach in 2009.

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Christina Korp, manager of Buzz Aldrin Enterprises, are seen before the start of a memorial for astronaut Neil Armstrong on September 13, 2012 at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon, died August 25 at the age of 82. Aldrin was the second man on the moon on July 20, 1969.

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, member of the first landing mission to reach the moon, lives in Satellite Beach.

Tim Kaiser, left, Tracy Rooney, Philip Rooney, Sharon Whitaker, Buzz Aldrin, Jeff Kiel, Bob Gabordi, Gayle Kiel, Gina Kaiser, Donna Gabordi. Buzz Aldrin, Seth Green, and John Travolta at the gala event held under a Apollo /Saturn V Rocket Center at Kennedy Space Center.

Florida Tech President and CEO Anthony J. Catanese, left, talks with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin as he shows him the campus of the Buzz Aldrin Space Institute in 2015.

Posing after the ribbon cutting. Therrin Protze, COO of the KSC Visitor Complex, Robert Cabana, director of KSC, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 astronaut, Kudo Tsunoda, with Microsoft, and Dr. jeff Norris, with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Destination : Mars media preview at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex was help Sunday. The new attraction was developed by Microsoft and JPL, and allows people wearing custom fitted Microsoft HoloLens and audio headgear to see a detailed three dimensional view of an area of Mars from near the Curiosity Rover.

Apollo 11 Astroanut Buzz Aldrin, chairman of SpaceShare Foundation, and Kudo Tsunoda ,CVP Next Gen Experiences, Windwos & Devices Group HoloLens/Microsoft. Destination : Mars media preview at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex was help Sunday. The new attraction was developed by Microsoft and JPL, and allows people wearing custom fitted Microsoft HoloLens and audio headgear to see a detailed three dimensional view of an area of Mars from near the Curiosity Rover.

2016 Brevard Walk of Fame Honoree Dr. Buzz Aldrin poses for a photo during the 2016 Brevard Walk of Fame event.

George Takei and Buzz Aldrin high five as they talk about space during Saturday's ShareSpace Foundation Gala in the Apollo/Saturn V Center at Kennedy Space Center.

Former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin prepares for flight with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds on Sunday. Aldrin, 87, became the oldest person to fly with the flamed precision flying team.

Buzz Aldrin became the oldest person to fly with the Thunderbirds, riding along for a 20 minute flight at the Melbourne Air and Space Show on Sunday morning.

Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin receives the Buzz Aldrin Space Innovation Award from its namesake during the recent Apollo 11 Anniversary Gala at the Apollo/Saturn V Center. Notice Aldrin's intergalactic-chic tux designed by Nick Graham.

Nick Graham, Buzz Aldrin and Bill Nye pose on the runway at the Nick Graham NYFW Men's F/W '17 show on Jan. 31 in New York City.

Buzz Aldrin waves to the 400 guests gathered for the Apollo 11 Anniversary Gala at the Apollo/Saturn V Center.

Vice President Mike Pence visited Kennedy Space Center on Thursday and spoke to hundreds of NASA workers inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. Vice President Pence chairs the National Space Council. Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin recieved a big round of applause and cheers when introduced.