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Aldrin, Edwin Eugene, Jr.


BRIEFLY ABOUT ASTRONAUT
Order number 29
Country USA
Birth date January 20, 1930
Age (years) 80.6 (at August 16, 2010)
Summary Second man on the Moon (USA).


ALL FLIGHTS ON SPACECRAFTS
Ord.
num.
Startup
spacecraft
Date and
time of
launch (UT)
Status
while
launch
Spacecraft
of landing
Date and
time of
landing (UT)
Duration Total duration
1 Gemini-12 20h.46m.33s.
Nov 11, 1966
Plt Gemini-12 19h.21m.04s.
Nov 15, 1966
3d.22h.34m.31s. 3d.22h.34m.31s.
2 Apollo-11 13h.32m.00s.
Jul 16, 1969
LMP Apollo-11 16h.50m.35s.
Jul 24, 1969
8d.03h.18m.35s. 12d.01h.53m.06s.


WORK IN AIRLESS SPACE
Date of
beginning
Time (UT) of
beginning
Duration Explanation
Nov 12, 1966 16:15 2:29 Beginning of the 1st [of 3] EVA ( Aldrin,   Lovell ); spacecraft "Gemini-12" .
Nov 13, 1966 15:34 2:06 Beginning of the 2nd [of 3] EVA ( Aldrin,   Lovell ); spacecraft "Gemini-12" .
Nov 14, 1966 14:52 0:55 Beginning of the 3rd [of 3] EVA ( Aldrin,   Lovell ); spacecraft "Gemini-12" .
Jul 21, 1969 02:39:33 2:31:40 EVA started (hatch opened); beginning of the FIRST walk on the Moon surface ( Armstrong   and Aldrin);   LM of spacecraft "Apollo-11"  
Total: 8h.02m. EVAs: 4

Sources:
  Mission Control Center (TsUP) from 2007
  Spaceflight now
  Alexander Zheleznyakov
  journal "Novosti Kosmonavtiki" ("News of Cosmonautics") from 1993 till our time
  journal "Kosmonavtika, astronomiya" ("Cosmonautics, astronomy") 1983-1991 years
  Apollo By The Numbers, 1996 by © Richard W. Orloff (used with permission)
  Jonathan's Space Report
  and many other people and editions
  


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