Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin evacuated from South Pole

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Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin evacuated from South Pole

 

 

Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, has been evacuated from the South Pole due to a medical condition.

 

The 86-year-old former US fighter pilot and astronaut was on a trip to Antarctica when his condition deteriorated, according to the tourist company he was travelling with.

 

He’s been transferred to McMurdo Station, a nearby US research base, where his condition is said to be stable.

 

Aldrin stepped out onto the moon some 20 minutes after Neil Armstrong as part of the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969.

 

 

-- © Copyright Euronews 2016-12-02

[lungnorm]

I've been everywhere man !!!!! 

[bark]

4 minutes ago, lungnorm said:

I've been everywhere man !!!!! 

Great American Hero. Rock on Buzz.

P.S.  He should have been first on the moon.

[cruisemonkey]

I hope he has travel insurance to cover the $500,000 cost.

[elgordo38]

Sadly time has marched on Buzz. I know the feeling. The brain is slow in catching up to reality. 

[bangon04]

Maybe he just forgot to eat his usual giant bowl of oats.....