Buzz Aldrin: Viral photo of steak and eggs a nod to Apollo 11 moon landing, Kennedy Space Center

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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin celebrated a special anniversary recently − the second person to walk on the moon tweeted a photo more than 50 years after Apollo 11 made history, and it went viral. "#Apollo11 launch day, 54th anniversary. Steak and eggs today celebrating in style at home with my Anca."

The tweet, which reached close to 40 million views on Twitter as of Friday, July 21, was a nod to Aldrin's epic journey to the moon with Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, and command module pilot Michael Collins.

The photo shows Aldrin sporting a Kennedy Space Center commemorative T-shirt for the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 (which was July 20, 2019) and a hearty plate of steak and eggs and avocado. On July 16, 1969, Aldrin ate steak and eggs for breakfast hours before he, Armstrong and Collins blasted off from Kennedy Space Center atop a Saturn V rocket, through July 20, 1969, when the Eagle landed and Armstrong and Aldrin set foot on the moon. Aldrin moved back to the Space Coast, home of Kennedy Space Center, in January 2015. The photo also shows the pop culture icon wearing three watches, two on his left wrist and one on the right.

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#Apollo11 was trending Thursday and Friday to mark the anniversary of the moon landing. Several newspapers, including the New York Times, tweeted historic front pages of their newspaper coverage (see our photo gallery below).

Aldrin, the 93-year-old newlywed − he married Anca Faur on his birthday in January this year − is the last remaining Apollo 11 astronaut. He lives with his wife in Satellite Beach. Armstrong died Aug. 25, 2012, at age 82 in Cincinnati, Ohio, following complications from cardiovascular procedures. Collins died April 28, 2021, at age 90 of cancer at a hospice facility in Naples.

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