Buzz Aldrin to touch down in Cork for lunar lecture

When Buzz Aldrin comes to Cork in June, he will give a public talk with a large replica of the lunar surface he once walked upon above his head.

The iconic astronaut who followed Neil Armstrong down the steps of the lunar module and onto the surface of the moon in 1969 will give the distinguished lecture on June 27 at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) alongside the Museum of the Moon installation.

The whole world came to a standstill in 1969 when Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the moon and he continues to draw crowds right across the world when he speaks. While the words of Armstrong upon setting foot on the moon are known all over the world, Aldrin famously used the words “magnificent desolation” to describe the scene he met when standing on the lunar surface.