Artifact: Buzz Aldrin's June 1993 daytimer page
Dimensions: 14 x 21.6 cm.

Description: Page from Buzz Aldrin's Daytimer at the time bearing handwritten notes front and back by Aldrin. This one is from June 27th and 28th, 1993.

Item: Visor picture signed by Buzz Aldrin.
Size: 20.3 x 25.4 cm.

Description: Visor in Moon photo signed by astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Inscription: "First lunar landing Buzz Aldrin Apollo 11", signed during the 40th anniversary of the mission, in July 2009.

Artifact: "Return to Earth", signed by Buzz Aldrin
Author: Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., with Wayne Warga.
Publisher: Random House, New York.
Date: 1973.
Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.7 x 2.9 cm.
Weight: 500 gr.

Pages: 338.

Description:

In this book, Buzz Aldrin escorts readers through the personal dimension of the space program, sharing the experiences of being among the first two individuals to set foot on the moon and the challenges he faced in adapting to his newfound celebrity status.

Aldrin unveils the unexpected aspects of sudden fame, uncharted territory for a former fighter pilot and engineer. Transitioning from one day as a military and aerospace professional to the next as a revered cultural icon, Aldrin provides a moving account of the strain it placed on his marriage, as well as the spiral into alcoholism and depression that ensued from attempting to fulfill countless expectations from numerous admirers.

Item: Apollo 11 autopensigned NASA litho.
Size: 20.4 x 25.5 cm.

Description: autopen signatures on official NASA litho.

Artifact: Apollo 11 press photo: Astronaut Edwin Aldrin deploys the Solar Wind Composition

Experiment.

Size: 25.5 x 31.7 cm
Description: Press photo. Unknown source.

"SOLAR WIND EXPERIMENT -- Apollo-11 astronaut Edwin Aldrin deploys the Solar Wind Composition Experiment on the surface of the Moon. The experiment was folded up at the end of the visit and returned to Earth. At right is the lunar landing vehicle. Neil Armstrong took this photograph. The two spacement made their historic visit on July 20-21. Photo from IPS (69-3089)."

Item: Telegram for Buzz Aldrin before launch of Apollo 11

Size: 13.2 x 21.4 cm.

Description:

Telegram received by NASA's Johnson Space Center.

PMSO 410- AA298 LB323 L IWA RJ PDF 6 EXTRA TDIW EL SEGUNDO CALIF 15 1118A PDT COL EDWIN E ALDRIN JR APOLLO 11 ASTRONAUTS CAPE KENNEDY FLO GODSPEED YOU TO THE MOON AND SAFELY HOME AGAIN LOVE OLIVE ALDRIN BURT 16700 CHARMEL LANE PACIFIC PALISADES CALIF OKQQTELM