Buzz Aldrin Buzz Aldrin Buzz Aldrin (; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American engineer, former astronaut, and fighter pilot. As lunar module pilot on the Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander Neil Armstrong were the first two humans to land on the Moon. Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Aldrin graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1951, with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was commissioned in the United States Air Force, and served as a jet fighter pilot during the Korean War. He flew 66 combat missions and
The Buzz of Delight move to Athens, which he did after graduating from high school. Soon after he arrived, he became a member of Oh-OK, and he played on their E.P. "Furthermore What". After its release, the band's drummer, David Pierce, was fired from the band. While still a member of Oh-Ok, Sweet formed a new band with Pierce, called the Buzz of Delight. The band's name came from a conversation between Linda Hopper and Michael Stipe; in her kitchen in Athens, she told Stipe that "the buzz of the lights was freaking [her] out", to which he replied, "The buzz of "delight"?" The