Buzz_Aldrin | birthPlace | Glen_Ridge,_New_Jersey Buzz_Aldrin | mission | Apollo_11 Buzz_Aldrin | selectedByNasa | 1963 Glen_Ridge,_New_Jersey | isPartOf | Essex_County,_New_Jersey Apollo_11 | backupPilot | William_Anders Apollo_11 | operator | NASA
Buzz Aldrin was born in Glen Ridge, Essex County, New Jersey. He joined NASA in 1963, where he would go on to serve as a crew member aboard the Apollo 11 mission. That mission also included backup pilot William Anders.