You will be given one or more triples. The second part of each triple shows the relation between the first and the third element. Your task is to write a simple and short piece of text (sentence(s)) that describes the triples in natural language.
Q: Buzz_Aldrin | was a crew member of | Apollo_11
Buzz_Aldrin | dateOfRetirement | "1971-07-01"
Buzz_Aldrin | alternativeNames | "Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr."
Apollo_11 | operator | NASA
A: 
Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., who is also known as Buzz Aldrin, was chosen by NASA to be a member of Apollo 11 and he retired on July 1st, 1971.