The Return; With John Barnes Aldrin, Buzz Space

Octavo, 301pp. Glossy hardcover, photograph of earth on cover. Stated "First Edition, May 2000" on copyright page, with a full number line. Appears unread. In the publisher's transparent dust jacket, fine condition. Signed by Buzz Aldrin on the title page in silver pen. Buzz Aldrin, born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. in 1930, is an American engineer and former astronaut. He was the Lunar Module Pilot on the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned lunar landing in history, which occurred on July 20, 1969. Aldrin, along with Neil Armstrong, became one of the first two humans to walk on the Moon's surface. He served as a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and later joined NASA. After leaving NASA in 1971, Aldrin pursued a career in academia and aerospace consulting, advocating for continued space exploration and colonization of Mars.