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TITLE: Buzz Aldrin: Book Fest 05

SPEAKER: Buzz Aldrin
EVENT DATE: 09/24/2005
RUNNING TIME: 31 minutes

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Author and former Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin at the 2005 National Book Festival

Speaker Biography: Buzz Aldrin, selected by NASA as one of the early astronauts, made the historic Apollo XI moon walk with Neil Armstrong in 1969. Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, he lectures and travels throughout the world to pursue and discuss the latest concepts and ideas for exploring the universe. He founded a rocket design company, Starcraft Boosters, Inc., and the Share Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization for pursuing space tourism. His books, which share his vision for the future of space travel, include the children's book "Reaching for the Moon" (HarperCollins, 2005) with paintings by Wendell Minor. Aldrin lives in California.

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SERIES: National Book Festival 2005

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