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aldrin
1[ awl-drin ]
noun
- a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
Aldrin
2[ awl-drin ]
noun
- Edwin Eugene, Jr. Buzz, born 1930, U.S. astronaut.
Aldrin
1/ ˈɔːldrɪn /
noun
- AldrinEdwin Eugene Jr1930MUSTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: astronaut Edwin Eugene Jr. , known as Buzz. born 1930, US astronaut; the second man to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, during the Apollo 11 flight
aldrin
2/ ˈɔːldrɪn /
noun
- a brown to white poisonous crystalline solid, more than 95 per cent of which consists of the compound C 12 H 8 Cl 6 , which is used as an insecticide. Melting pt: 105°C
aldrin
/ ôl′drĭn /
- A highly poisonous white powder used as a crop pesticide and to kill termites. Because of its toxicity to animals and humans, its production has been discontinued. Aldrin is a chlorinated derivative of naphthalene closely related to dieldrin. Chemical formula: C 12 H 8 Cl 6 .
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Aldrin was able to return safely to his family, and the astronauts up in space now will too.
When they returned, he almost—almost—kissed Aldrin on the forehead, he told me, so glad was he to see his crewmates back and whole.
His skill as a research and test pilot certainly impressed Buzz Aldrin.
Armstrong flew the LEM while Aldrin manned the primitive flight computer.
Unlike his fellow Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins, Armstrong was not a military officer assigned to NASA.
Though not nearly as famous, Buzz Aldrin made a few poetic comments, as well.
Each page of the document is inscribed and signed by Aldrin, pushing its value to an estimated $175,000.
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