<P> Buzz Aldrin ( born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. ; January 20 , 1930 ) is an American engineer and former astronaut . As the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11 , he was one of the first two humans to land on the Moon , and the second person to walk on it . He set foot on the Moon at 03 : 15 : 16 on July 21 , 1969 ( UTC ) , following mission commander Neil Armstrong . He is a former U.S. Air Force officer with the Command Pilot rating . He also went into orbit on the Gemini 12 mission , finally achieving the goals for EVA ( space - walk work ) that paved the way to the Moon and success for the Gemini program ; he spent over five hours on EVA on that mission . </P>
<P> Buzz Aldrin ( born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. ; January 20 , 1930 ) is an American engineer and former astronaut . As the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11 , he was one of the first two humans to land on the Moon , and the second person to walk on it . He set foot on the Moon at 03 : 15 : 16 on July 21 , 1969 ( UTC ) , following mission commander Neil Armstrong . He is a former U.S. Air Force officer with the Command Pilot rating . He also went into orbit on the Gemini 12 mission , finally achieving the goals for EVA ( space - walk work ) that paved the way to the Moon and success for the Gemini program ; he spent over five hours on EVA on that mission . </P>
who was the second man to step on the moon
who was the second man to step on the moon
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin