Buzz Aldrin was a fighter pilot. In 1963, he graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a doctorate in Science and was selected to be part of NASA's Apollo 11 crew. William Anders was the backup pilot on Apollo 11.
Buzz Aldrin | mission | Apollo 11 Buzz Aldrin | selected by nasa | 1963 Buzz Aldrin | occupation | Fighter pilot Buzz Aldrin | alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sc.D. 1963 Apollo 11 | backup pilot | William Anders Apollo 11 | operator | NASA