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Buzz Aldrin
- My Greatest Challenge-
A decorated fighter pilot in the Korean War, received an advanced degree from MIT, and was the second person to walk on the moon, but 78 year-old Buzz Aldrin describes his battle with alcoholism as “my greatest challenge”.
"From the pinnacle of Apollo, my greatest challenge became the human one - overcoming alcoholism and living beyond depression - a challenge that required more courage and determination than going to the moon," Aldrin, 78, said in a statement Thursday. ~ Baltimore Sun
Mr. Aldrin announced that he will soon release his memoirs, Magnificent Desolation: The Long Road Home from the Moon , relating both his on and off world experiences in time for the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. I added the embed video above for our weekend treat. Watch to see what happened to the conspiracy theorist back in 2002 who accused the astronaut of faking the moon landing. POW, right in the kisser- now that's old school. I doubt anyone will accuse this septuagenarian in recovery of padding his achievements at any of the book signings. Stay sober, stay safe... and have a great weekend everybody! - Famous Alcoholics: Buzz Aldrin, the Astronaut-
Just as having a mother named “Moon” seemed to denote a special destiny for Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr. out among the stars, it is easy to believe that her alcoholism and eventual suicide played a role in the development of his own addiction.
Known as Buzz” since his childhood, Mr. Aldrin is best known for piloting the lunar module from Apollo 11 and landing it on the moon. He became the second person to ever set foot on the heavenly body for which his mother was named after stepping out of the lunar module behind mission commander Neil Armstrong. Unfortunately, Buzz never handled being second or success very well.
Always an overachiever; he was a jet fighter pilot in the Korean war, obtained an degree in astronautics from M.I.T., and was critical in creating the complex science required to rendezvous module with capsule in orbit before actually performing the maneuvers himself. After the lunar landing, there seemed little left to accomplish. Following an overwhelming media and publicity blitz Mr. Aldrin began to suffer from an ironic sense of inadequacy, depression, and alcoholism.
After we got back, I wasn't prepared to be in the public eye. I traveled around the world and met many people. At one point, we visited 23 countries in 45 days. I also thought that going to the moon couldn't be topped. So I left NASA and returned to the Air Force. But I don't think the Air Force knew what to do with someone who went to the moon. ~ Yahoo
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