Buzz and Neil did get get along and maintained a professional and cordial relationship during and after the Apollo 11 mission, although Buzz and Neil were not known to actually be personal friends that socialized outside of work, but they did work well together and respected each other.
Both Buzz and Neil were highly skilled and dedicated astronauts and they both respected each other's abilities.
Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy on July 16, 1969, carrying Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin into an initial Earth-orbit of 114 by 116 miles.
4 of the Apollo astronauts are still alive as of July 2025 at the average age of 92.
Twelve men walked on the Moon during six Moon landings of the Apollo program between July 1969 and December 1972.
All of them landed on the surface only once, and five missions consisted of two or more surface extravehicular activities (EVAs).
Currently only 4 of them are alive as of July 2025 with an average age of 92 years old.
The Apollo program, which is also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program led by NASA, which landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969.
Apollo was conceived during Project Mercury and executed after Project Gemini.
The last flight of Apollo program was December 7th 1972.
Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy on July 16, 1969, carrying Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin into an initial Earth-orbit of 114 by 116 miles.