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LongTomH

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 12:49 AM Dec 2016

Ailing Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, is safely evacuated from the South Pole

Source: Washington Post

Former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin was evacuated from the South Pole on Thursday after falling ill during a visit with a tour group.

The 86-year-old Aldrin arrived at a hospital in Christchurch, New Zealand early Friday morning local time. According to a statement from the tour company, White Desert, he had fluid in his lungs but was responding well to antibiotics and was in stable condition.

Aldrin, who in 1969 became the second person to walk on the moon, arrived at the South Pole on Nov. 29, according to a message from his assistant, Christina Korp. He was scheduled to be there until Dec. 8 but his “condition deteriorated” shortly after arriving, according to the White Desert statement.

After a discussion between the White Desert doctor and the U.S. Antarctic Program, the National Science Foundation agreed to provide medical evacuation for Aldrin. He was flown to McMurdo station, a research facility run by the NSF, on ski-equipped LC-130 cargo planes flown by the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard. Hours later, he boarded a Safair cargo plane that transported him to Christchurch, where the logistics hub for the Antarctic program is located.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/12/01/ailing-buzz-aldrin-second-man-on-the-moon-is-being-medically-evacuated-from-the-south-pole/

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Ailing Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, is safely evacuated from the South Pole (Original Post) LongTomH Dec 2016 OP
Aldrin's father criticized him for being the SECOND man to walk on the moon LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 2016 #1
Here's to his speedy recovery Hekate Dec 2016 #2
1. Aldrin's father criticized him for being the SECOND man to walk on the moon
Fri Dec 2, 2016, 04:40 AM
Dec 2016

Talk about tough love. What was he supposed to do, shove Armstrong out of the way?

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