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Now He Tells Us: 'Tang Sucks,' Says Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin

Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, during the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
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Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, during the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.

Hey, we were told in the '60s that we'd grow up to be astronauts if we drank Tang and that our heroes loved it!

But the second man on the moon — Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin — says "Tang sucks."

that Aldrin let loose with his real opinion during taping of , which airs Thursday at 9 p.m. ET.

And now Aldrin :

"Want to know what I think of ? Watch the on . I'm awarding Felix Baumgartner the award!"

OK, what does everyone else think?

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Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.
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