Buzz Adrin Signed Apollo Spacecraft Model

Apollo Capsule Signed by Buzz Aldrin Spacecraft Model handcrafted in 1:25 scale. This exceptional model is signed by Apollo 11 Lunar Module pilot Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969.  *In Stock – Ships in 2 Business Days*

NASA career

Aldrin walks on the surface of the Moon during Apollo 11.

Aldrin was selected as part of the third group of NASA astronauts in October 1963. Test pilot experience was no longer a requirement, so this was the first selection that he was eligible for. After the deaths of the original Gemini 9 prime crew, Elliot See and Charles Bassett, Aldrin was promoted with Jim Lovell to back-up crew for the mission. The main objective of the revised mission (Gemini 9A) was to rendezvous and dock with a target vehicle, but when this failed, Aldrin improvised an effective exercise for the craft to rendezvous with a coordinate in space. He was confirmed as pilot on Gemini 12, the last Gemini mission and the last chance to prove methods for EVA. Aldrin set a record for extra-vehicular activity and proved that astronauts could work outside spacecraft.

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