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Article: Exploring the Titanic: Buzz Aldrin goes from astronaut to argonaut.(Originated from Orange County Register)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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- September 13, 1996
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SANTA ANA, Calif. _ Like a ghost rising from the grave, the silhouette of the RMS Titanic slowly came into view through the porthole of the minisubmarine Nautile, captivating Buzz Aldrin. The former Apollo 11 astronaut pressed his face against the window, straining to see as the sub whirred through the deep.
Nautile crept forward until it hovered just above the Titanic's bow, 12,500 feet beneath the surface of the North Atlantic. Aldrin grabbed a camera and began snapping away, capturing the spot where passengers had stood 84 years ago, just before the ship struck an iceberg and sank.
``The bow sort of looked like gingerbread covered with frosting. Something ...