Buzz Aldrin named honorary Brigadier General

Retired astronaut and U.S. Air Force Col. Buzz Aldrin soared to another height in his long career after being appointed an Honorary Brigadier General of the Space Systems Command at the Los Angeles Air Force Base Friday afternoon.

A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy West Point, Aldrin, 93, once servedas a combat-ready fighter pilot.Then in 1969, he piloted for the Apollo 11 mission, joining Neil Armstrong to make space history as the first two humans to walk on another world.Space Systems Command coordinates launches and other logistics for the United States Space Force.