In 2019, Aldrin was awarded the Starmus Festival's Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication for Lifetime Achievement. On his 93rd birthday he was honored by Living Legends of Aviation. On May 5, 2023, he received an honorary promotion to the rank of brigadier general in the United States Air Force, as well as being made an honorary Space Force guardian.
In 2019, Aldrin was awarded the Starmus Festival's Stephen Hawking Medal for S.cience Communication for Lifetime Achievement. On his 93rd birthday he was honored by Living Legends of Aviation On May 5, 2023, he received an honorary promotion to the rank of brigadier general in the United States Air Force, as well as being made an honorary Space Force guardian.