Buzz Aldrin because of a lawsuit brought by atheist activist Madalyn Murray O'Hair over the reading of Genesis on Apollo 8. Mindful of this controversy, NASA management had warned the Apollo 11 crew against making any explicit religious comments during the flight. Aldrin used a home communion kit given to him by his pastor at Webster Presbyterian Church, Dean Woodruff. He later noted: "It was interesting to think that the very first liquid ever poured on the Moon, and the first food eaten there, were communion elements." On reflection, Aldrin felt that "if I had it to do over again, I would
Buzz Aldrin Humanitarian Award from Variety, the Children's Charity, which, according to the organization, "is given to an individual who has shown unusual understanding, empathy, and devotion to mankind." In 2006, the Space Foundation awarded him its highest honor, the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. Aldrin received honorary degrees from six colleges and universities, and was named as the Chancellor of the International Space University in 2015. He was a member of the National Space Society's Board of Governors, and has served as the organization's chairman. In 2016, his hometown middle school in Montclair, New Jersey was renamed Buzz