A living hero, an American patriot, a space pioneer, and one of the bravest explorers of all time.

Buzz Aldrin graduated 3rd in his class at West Point, was a jet fighter pilot in Korea, and earned his Doctor of Astronautics from MIT. Each of those accomplishments helped to prepare Buzz Aldrin for the historic event when he and Neil Armstrong landed on the moon and took "One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Mankind."

When the Eagle Landed on July 20, 1969 Buzz Aldrin completed an American mission, and his feat is widely remembered as the greatest achievement of the 20th century, and the most memorable event in television history. Mr. Aldrin also piloted the Gemini 12 rendezvous space flight in 1966, during which he set a new 5.5 hour record for extended spacewalking.

A living hero, an American patriot and a space pioneer, when Buzz and Neil landed the Eagle on the moon forty years ago, the event marked not only the fulfillment of President Kennedy’s mission to land a man on the moon before the end of the 1960’s, but also began a new era of space exploration for all humanity. He is a reminder of the adventurous spirit of our country and stands as one of the bravest explorers of all time.

Today we stand at the dawn of a new future that beckons space travel and exploration. Space hotels. Airline-capacity shuttles for citizen explorers. Missions back to the moon and on to Mars. At the forefront of this brave new age stands Buzz Aldrin, astronaut futurist and advocate of privatization, space tourism and a new generation of reusable rockets. Time Magazine calls him the man "who wants to send you into space." Forbes says he's the astronaut who "reaches for the stars through his ShareSpace Foundation." David Letterman introduced him as the guy who wants to give ordinary people a chance to ride in space. CNN.com pictures Buzz (a strong supporter of the Tito flight) alongside pioneering space tourist Denis Tito during their testimony before a House subcommittee hearing on the future of citizen space travel. NUVO has captioned Aldrin as the "Father of Space Tourism."

Buzz Aldrin voices his concepts of space travel to tourism conferences, Congressional leaders and the corporate world. His nonprofit ShareSpace Foundation, under a grant from NASA, is developing a study on just how long-range space exploration can benefit from opening the doors to space tourism; meanwhile his think-tank Starcraft Boosters, Inc. works on the rocket designs that can get us there. Dr. Aldrin chairs both the National Space Society and the ShareSpace Foundation. Buzz also promotes his Rocket Hero brand launched in 2008 through his newest entity, StarBuzz LLC.

Dr. Aldrin recently fulfilled his term of service as President George W. Bush's appointee on the Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry. Amongst a team of aviation industry leaders, Buzz contributed his expertise as an astronaut, rocket-scientist and space futurist to recommend in the commission's published report key strategies for reinvigorating America's space program.

In his speeches, Dr. Aldrin encourages audiences to “reach for the stars,” in life and their endeavors and shares his memories of his momentous walk on the moon, the travels he’s taken since and his vision for the future. He draws upon his experience and insights with stories of his space walks and moon walks, and takes us on a journey into the future with his vision of a space-faring world where "citizen explorers" take space tours beyond lower-earth orbit and the Aldrin "Mars Cycler" space ship makes frequent stops for astronaut explorers on Mars.

Dr. Aldrin has penned his dramatic memoirs in a new autobiography, Magnificent Desolation, published by Harmony Books, a division of Crown Publishing, in June 2009. He continues to inspire today's youth with his illustrated children's books: Reaching for the Moon, a New York Times best-seller, and his latest, Look to the Stars, a 2009 release. He has also authored two space science-fact-fiction novels: The Return and Encounter with Tiber. His non-fiction works include the best-seller historical documentary, Men from Earth, and an early 1970's autobiography, Return to Earth.

As one of the leading space exploration advocates, Buzz continues to chart a course for future space travel from Planet Earth to the moon and on to the stars.