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Originally Posted by Rockstar
Buzz Aldrin born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930 is an American former astronaut, engineer and fighter pilot. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission. As the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander Neil Armstrong were the first two people to land on the Moon.
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David Scott (*June 6, 1932, Apollo 15), Charles Duke (*October 3, 1935, Apollo 16) and Harrison Schmitt (*July 3, 1935, Apollo 17) are the other three astronauts who walked on the moon and are still alive.
Of the 12 men who flew to the moon, but didn't land, six are still alive:
Frank Borman (*March 14, 1928, Apollo 8)
Jim Lovell (*March 25, 1928, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13)
Bill Anders (*October 17, 1933, Apollo 8)
Tom Stafford (*September 17, 1930, Apollo 10)
Fred Haise (*November 14, 1933, Apollo 13)
Ken Mattingly (*March 17, 1936, Apollo 16)