Buzz Aldrin vs Yuan Longping
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Compare the life timelines of Buzz Aldrin (1930–present) and Yuan Longping (1930–2021) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 91 years, from 1930 to 2021.
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Buzz Aldrin (1930–present)
- — Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey Verified
- — Flew combat missions in the Korean War Verified
- — Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point 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
Yuan Longping (1930–2021)
- — Born in Beijing Verified
- — Graduated from Southwest Agricultural College Verified
- — Began teaching at Anjiang Agricultural School in Hunan Verified
- — Identified a naturally male-sterile rice plant Verified
- — Developed the first commercial hybrid rice varieties Verified
- — Elected to the Chinese Academy of Engineering Verified
- — Awarded the World Food Prize Verified
- — Awarded the Wolf Prize in Agriculture Verified
- — Awarded the Medal of the Republic Verified
- — Died in Changsha Verified