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Article: Several hundred greet astronaut Buzz Aldrin at Torrance book signing
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- Daily Breeze
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- August 8, 2009
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He landed on the moon with clocklike precision, but visiting the
South Bay, not so much.
Buzz Aldrin - the second man to walk on the moon - was about 10
minutes late for his talk and book signing at Borders Books in
Torrance. But his arrival was met with a standing ovation by the
several hundred people who gathered to see him.
In a wide-ranging talk that touched on the Cold War, space
exploration, luck, fate and even the souring economy, the 79-year-
old Aldrin spent as much time discussing his plans for the future as
his historic r sum .
"I don't live in the past," he said. "But there appears to be an
increased appreciation for what we accomplished."
He came to promote his book, ...