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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Speaks On Past, Future of Space Exploration

Washington, DC
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin spoke at the the World Affairs Council of Orange County 45th Anniversary Holiday Gala in California in mid-December.

He discussed the “past, present and future of space exploration."

Additional speakers included: Incoming House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (D-CA)  and Sir Eldon Griffiths, former British Conservative Member of Parliament and author of a new book on US-Iranian Relations.

Updated: Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 1:15pm (ET)

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