Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin (1930- ) Astronaut. Aldrin was the Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history. On July 20, 1969, he was the second human being to set foot on the Moon, following mission commander Neil Armstrong. Children’s book, Look to the Stars, with paintings by Wendell Minor. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2009, first edition, signed by Aldrin and Minor on the title page. The dust jacket has some damage at the margins.