Astronaut's Visit Has Aldrin School Abuzz

From: The Washington Post | Date: May 25, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

There was a buzz ricocheting around the halls of the school on Center Harbor Road yesterday. Literally and figuratively.

But then, there's always a buzz when moonwalking astronaut Buzz Aldrin comes calling at Reston's Buzz Aldrin Elementary School.

"Ohmygosh! Look! It's him! It's really him!" sixth-grader Caitlin Chase screamed, sounding like Sally Field at the Oscars. Then, turning back into a preteen, Caitlin purred: "It's, like, so awesome to have someone famous right here." Aldrin, the lesser-known half of the July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 lunar mission that saw Neil Armstrong step onto the ...

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