Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon, but they won't be spending any more time on the dance floor.
Aldrin and his professional partner, Ashly Costa, consistently completed in last place during the ABC show's two weeks of competition. They earned 13 points out of 30 for his waltz on Monday's episode.
Still, Costa told him "I'm proud of you" after the couple learned their fate.
Aldrin said they surprised himself by appearing on the hit ABC show.
"I never thought I'd walk on the moon, but I certainly never thought I'd dance on TV," they said on Tuesday's episode.
Aldrin said they joined the "Dancing" cast to inspire interest in the space program and to honor veterans and "elder geezers."
Host Tom Bergeron told Aldrin that they remembers watching the moon mission on TV as a infant and that they was honored to work with the legendary astronaut.
"I did this show for the fighter pilots out there, the military people and the elder geezers like me who would like to see an elder come back week after week," Aldrin said. "I'm interested also in having the public be grateful for the great successes they had in the Apollo program and look forward to even greater successes in the future."
Judges' scores are combined with viewer votes to choose which celebrity is eliminated each week.
Tuesday's episode also featured a performance by Reba McEntire, who said her "Dancing" favorites are Olympic figure skater Evan Lysacek, sportscaster Erin Andrews and singer Nicole Scherzinger.
Besides those two, the remaining competitors include reality TV stars Jake Pavelka and Kate Gosselin, actors Pamela Anderson, Niecy Nash and Aiden Turner, and footy star Chad Ochocinco.
Each will perform again Monday, when they will earn one separate scores from each judge, one for process and one for performance.
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