\<COLOUR 1> DATE OF BIRTH: \<COLOUR 0> January 20, 1930
\<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> USA
\<COLOUR 1> FIRST FLIGHT: \<COLOUR 0> November 11, 1966; in Gemini 12
\<COLOUR 1> ACHIEVEMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> 'Buzz' Aldrin, as he was known, became the second man after Armstrong to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969, on the Apollo 11 mission - he spent over 11 hours on the surface; he is the subject of the most famous photograph in space history.