Talk:Buzz Aldrin

So what? 06:32, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Didn't he punch a moon hoaxer in the face? I think that alone merits inclusion. Nebuchadnezzar (talk) 06:36, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Why not, then, do some research and include that into the article (assuming it happened)? In fact, I'll get to work on it right now. Let's see if we can make this more than the stubby stub it is. 06:39, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, in fact. It DID happen! 06:40, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Mission template
Can we remove this now, or would we like to see more "on-mission" content? Just wondering, as I like to see these templates removed when they are no longer needed. 00:18, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree. It seems some authors have certainly missionified (?) this article.  00:27, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Besides, when a 72 year old punches someone in the face, it deserves some kind of attention :) 01:30, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Is gone. MtD  Pinko Scum   01:47, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

For all the things he did
He's a climate denialist? What kind of cognitive dissonance do you need to maintain those thoughts? Osaka Sun (talk) 21:47, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
 * All of the early astronauts were either military or former military (it kind of goes with the whole "test pilot" thing). A WASP of his generation and a former military on top - it would be surprising if he didn't lean right. Also, I don't see how "the things he did" contradict his current views. :)--ZooGuard (talk) 10:23, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I mean in his contributions to space exploration. And you're forgetting about John Glenn. Osaka Sun (talk) 19:52, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Still not as bad as Ed Mitchell banging on about aliens. Rennie McGreet (talk) 19:56, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
 * (EC) John Glenn was a Democrat, and a friend to science. Also, Buzz Aldrin is probably unique in those standpoints:  the majority of astronauts speak about loving their planet, not their state or country.  Interesting quotes, including one from Aldrin, about perspective of the world gained by astronauts.  Aldrin does a fair amount of artwork on the beauty of Earth, probably not much in regards to the state of the planet's atmosphere.  Perhaps he shares a similar view to George Carlin, who said (and I'm kinda paraphrasing) "Don't worry about saving the planet.  The planet will be fine.  We are the ones who are fucked." -- Seth Peck (talk) 20:02, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Just to revisit this - there's a couple of them. Harrison Schmitt, Walter Cunningham and Philip K. Chapman. Not sure if it's notable enough to mention in the article though. Osaka Sun (talk) 01:41, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

Wong guy for the Apollo 11 "UFO"
According to the Apollo Flight Journal site, it was Armstrong who radioed Mission Control to ask about the S-IVB, not Aldrin. See here, the 060:45:38 timestamp and below.--ZooGuard (talk) 12:58, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

So I'm moving the section here until I find it a better home: