Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Lashes Back at Children Who Say He is not Competent

Buzz Aldrin, 88, was the second person to step foot on the moon, preceded only by fellow astronaut Neil Armstrong. Aldrin graduated 3rd in his class from West Point before heading off to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to attain his PhD in astronautics. During Gemini 12, the astronaut spent a total of five hours outside of the space craft performing extravehicular activity.

Now, his cognitive ability is being questioned. Aldrin’s children, Andrew and Janice, filed to be named co-guardians of their father because they say “he is being influenced by outsiders and is in cognitive decline and experiencing paranoia and confusion.” If successful, they will be in control of his finances as well as his foundation, ShareSpace Foundation.

Aldrin is fighting the allegations, claiming that his business manager, Christina Korp, and his son have been using his money for themselves and this his daughter is an active member of the conspiracy. Andrew and Janice oversee his private company, Buzz Aldrin Enterpirses, and the operations of the Foundation. Korp is a board member of the Foundation. Aldrin will be seen this week by a nurse, social worker, and a doctor to determine his mental and physical condition.

A third child of Aldrin’s is not named in either suit.

See Karen Demasters, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Lashes Back at Children Who Say He is not Competent, Financial Advisor, June 26, 2018.

Special thanks to Joel C. Dobris (Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law) for bringing this article to my attention.