On July 20th, 1969, Buzz Aldrin was 39 years old, a few months older than Neil Armstrong, as the two men became the first human beings ever to set foor on the moon.
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Circling above them in the Apollo 11 command module was Michael Collins, age 38.
Now, Neil Armstrong died seven year ago, but Aldrin and Collins — both approaching 90 now — are still here to mark the fiftieth anniversary of one of the most significant days in all iof human history.
I was privileged to meet and interview both men — Collins in 1988, Aldrin in 2000