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BUZZ ALDRIN

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BUZZ ALDRIN
<p><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>BUZZ ALDRIN </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'><BR><BR></span><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial; text-transform:uppercase'>Flown Foil Reflects “Sun’s Intense Heat”</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'><BR><BR>(b. 1930). Astronaut, space-walker and as member of Apollo 11 lunar mission, became the second man to set foot on the moon. DS, 1p, 4to, n.p., n.d. On stationery disiplaying Apollo 11 logo, Aldrin attests that the affixed segment of “Kapton” foil was “<i>attached to the outside skin of the Columbia</i>” and played ”<i>a critical role by reflecting the sun’s intense heat off the ship</i>...” Aldrin describes the flight and the purpose of the foil and its preservation. He concludes, “<i>The voyage of Apollo 11 was a defining moment in human evolution, when man-kind lifted itself from its Earthly cradle, and began its long journey into the universe</i>...” Boldly signed as Module Pilot. Fine example.</span></p>