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Aldrin, the celebrated American astronaut, engineer, and retired fighter pilot, boasts a net worth of $12 million.

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Jeff Hessel worked at Cape Canaveral in the heyday of the U.S. space program. He now lectures about the experience to groups ...

Buzz Aldrin, born in 1930, was the second person to walk on the Moon. Photo Credit: NASA Charles "Pete" Conrad and Alan Bean walked on the Moon in 1969 during the Apollo 12 mission.

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