Buzz Aldrin vs Margaret Atwood
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Compare the life timelines of Buzz Aldrin (1930–present) and Margaret Atwood (1939–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 87 years, from 1939 to 2026.
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Buzz Aldrin (1930–present)
- — Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey Verified
- — Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point Verified
- — Flew combat missions in the Korean War Verified
- — Earned a doctorate in astronautics from MIT Verified
- — Selected by NASA as an astronaut Verified
- — Flew on Gemini 12 Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Walked on the Moon during Apollo 11 Verified
- — Left NASA Verified
- — Published the memoir Return to Earth Verified
Margaret Atwood (1939–present)
- — Born in Ottawa, Ontario Verified
- — Graduated from Victoria College, University of Toronto Verified
- — Earned a master's degree at Radcliffe College, Harvard University Verified
- — Won the Governor General's Award for the poetry collection The Circle Game Verified
- — Published her first novel, The Edible Woman Verified
- — Began her partnership with the novelist Graeme Gibson Verified
- — Published The Handmaid's Tale Verified
- — Won the Booker Prize for The Blind Assassin Verified
- — Completed the MaddAddam trilogy Verified
- — Shared the Booker Prize for The Testaments Verified