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Buzz Aldrin: Neil Armstrong Was ‘The Best Pilot I Ever Knew’

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Before he made history on the moon, Neil Armstrong was famous among military aviators for his bold test flights and his ‘steel trap of a mind.’ Taylor Dinerman talks to Buzz Aldrin about his friend’s legacy.

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