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In Rare Interview, Buzz Aldrin Reflects on Moon Landing, 55 Years Later — and His 'Lucky' Life Now

The last surviving crew member of Apollo 11, Buzz Aldrin opens up about his pioneering voyage, the future of space exploration and why at 94 and married, he's "never been happier"

Buzz Aldrin on board a lunar module shortly after the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969.Neil Armstrong/Space Frontiers/Getty The only catch was that as they got closer to the location that NASA’s maps had depicted as smooth and level, they found themselves staring at an expanse of deep craters, littered with boulders the size of cars. Buzz Aldrin prepares to take his first step on the moon, in 1969.Compliments of NASA-JSC The voyage, widely heralded as “mankind’s greatest journey,” was a breathtaking national and technological achievement, involving the feverish work of some 400,000 people and costing an estimated $25 billion. Now 94 and recently married to chemical engineer Dr. Anca Faur, Aldrin — the last surviving Apollo 11 crew member — is opening up to PEOPLE in a rare interview, sharing his thoughts on his epic celestial adventure and what he envisions as the next frontier of space exploration.

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