On Jan. 20, 1930, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin was born in New Jersey. After graduating from West Point and serving as a fighter pilot in the Korean War, Aldrin completed his Ph.D. at MIT in 1963. When he was selected for NASA’s third astronaut group later that year, he became the first astronaut with a doctorate. Continue reading "Jan. 20, 1930: The birth of Buzz Aldrin" The post Jan. 20, 1930: The birth of Buzz Aldrin appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .