Photos: Buzz Aldrin through the years

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Buzz Aldrin through the years A Young Skipper. Buzz Aldrin., of Montclair N.J., tries the water for temperature before setting sail at Miami Beach, Fla., where his parents are spending a winter vacation. (Bettmann/Bettmann Archive)

Buzz Aldrin through the years 1969: Lunar Module Pilot Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin sets up the Solar Wind Composition experiment, part of the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASAP), at Tranquility Base on the surface of the Moon, during NASA's Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, July 1969. The Lunar Module or 'Eagle' is behind him. (Photo by Space Frontiers/Getty Images) (Space Frontiers/Getty Images)

Buzz Aldrin through the years 2014: Colonel Buzz Aldrin attends the OMEGA And Vanity Fair Celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing with Buzz Aldrin at the launch of the OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Apollo 11 Limited Edition Timepiece at the Sheats-Goldstein House on July 16, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Donato Sardella/Getty Images for OMEGA) (Donato Sardella/Getty Images for OMEGA)

Buzz Aldrin through the years 2014: Colonel Buzz Aldrin attends the OMEGA And Vanity Fair Celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing with Buzz Aldrin at the launch of the OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Apollo 11 Limited Edition Timepiece at the Sheats-Goldstein House on July 16, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Donato Sardella/Getty Images for OMEGA) (Donato Sardella/Getty Images for OMEGA)

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