Buzz Aldrin vs Neil Armstrong

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Compare the life timelines of Buzz Aldrin (1930–present) and Neil Armstrong (1930–2012) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 82 years, from 1930 to 2012.

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Buzz Aldrin (1930–present)

20 January 1930 — Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey Verified
1951 — Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point Verified
1951 – 1953 — Flew combat missions in the Korean War Verified
1963 — Earned a doctorate in astronautics from MIT Verified
October 1963 — Selected by NASA as an astronaut Verified
11 November 1966 – 15 November 1966 — Flew on Gemini 12 Verified
1969 — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
20 July 1969 — Walked on the Moon during Apollo 11 Verified
1971 — Left NASA Verified
1973 — Published the memoir Return to Earth Verified

Neil Armstrong (1930–2012)

5 August 1930 — Born in Wapakoneta, Ohio Verified
September 1962 — Selected as a NASA astronaut Verified
16 March 1966 — Commanded Gemini 8, the first space docking
20 July 1969 — First person to walk on the Moon Verified
25 August 2012 — Died in Cincinnati, Ohio Verified