Buzz Aldrin vs Farouk El-Baz

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Compare the life timelines of Buzz Aldrin (1930–present) and Farouk El-Baz (1938–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 88 years, from 1938 to 2026.

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Buzz Aldrin (1930–present)

  1. — Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey Verified
  2. — Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point Verified
  3. — Flew combat missions in the Korean War Verified
  4. — Earned a doctorate in astronautics from MIT Verified
  5. — Selected by NASA as an astronaut Verified
  6. — Flew on Gemini 12 Verified
  7. — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
  8. — Walked on the Moon during Apollo 11 Verified
  9. — Left NASA Verified
  10. — Published the memoir Return to Earth Verified

Farouk El-Baz (1938–present)

  1. — Birth in Zagazig, Egypt Verified
  2. — Bachelor's degree from Ain Shams University Verified
  3. — Doctorate in geology in the United States Verified
  4. — Joins Bellcomm to support the Apollo programme Verified
  5. — Apollo landing site selection and astronaut training Verified
  6. — Research director at the Smithsonian Institution Verified
  7. — Science adviser to the President of Egypt Verified
  8. — Directs the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University Verified