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Buzz Aldrin's first step on the moon

Aldrin's boot on the moon

Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin was a 20th century Human male and an American astronaut and engineer. He was a member of NASA's Apollo program. In 1969, he became the second Human to set foot on Earth's Moon (after Neil Armstrong) during the Apollo 11 mission.

In late 2000, Shannon O'Donnel experienced a dream containing an image of Aldrin on the moon and the voice of Armstrong. (VOY: "11:59"; PIC: "Two of One")

In 2143, after Jonathan Archer was passed up to pilot Starfleet's first warp 2 flight in favor of A.G. Robinson and kept on as backup pilot, Archer compared himself to Aldrin, telling Ruby no one remembered what Aldrin said when he first stepped on the moon since he wasn't the first. (ENT: "First Flight")

Incidentally, Aldrin's first words when he stepped onto the surface of the moon were, "Beautiful view. Magnificent desolation."

An image depicting Aldrin on the moon was contained in the library computer aboard the USS Enterprise in 2254. (TOS-R: "The Cage")

A year later, in the alternate reality, another image of Buzz Aldrin on the moon was on display in the Shipyard Bar in Riverside, Iowa. (Star Trek)

The real Buzz Aldrin was a speaker at the Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond special, where he encouraged working towards manned exploration of Mars.
Stock footage of Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong walking to the launchpad for the Apollo 11 mission as well as Aldrin's boot leaving his footprint on the lunar surface appeared in the main title sequence of Star Trek: Enterprise. (Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 16))

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