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muriel_volestrangler

(101,149 posts)
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 09:50 AM Dec 2016

Buzz Aldrin evacuated from South Pole

Source: BBC

Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the Moon, has been evacuated from the South Pole after falling ill.

The former 86-year-old astronaut was visiting Antarctica in a tourist group and was evacuated to the US Antarctic Program's research centre.

The White Desert tour company said Mr Aldrin was stable under the care of a doctor.

The evacuation flight was provided by the National Science Foundation who said Mr Aldrin was "ailing".


Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38172205



Hang in there, Buzz - get your ass back to health!
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Buzz Aldrin evacuated from South Pole (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Dec 2016 OP
Yikes! BumRushDaShow Dec 2016 #1
That's almost as scary as going to the moon. anamandujano Dec 2016 #2
Damn, got to give him credit for trying. 86 years old! Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2016 #3
Get better soon, Dr. Rendezvous. Aristus Dec 2016 #4
'former 86-year-old astronaut'?? Prisoner_Number_Six Dec 2016 #5
Yeah, I noticed that, and they corrected it is a later version muriel_volestrangler Dec 2016 #6
That is what passes awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #7

BumRushDaShow

(127,279 posts)
1. Yikes!
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 10:09 AM
Dec 2016

Talk about going to places where (relatively) few go as an exotic trip. It's transitioning into "summer" there but still....

I hope he is able to fully recover!

anamandujano

(7,004 posts)
2. That's almost as scary as going to the moon.
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 11:05 AM
Dec 2016

One of my uncles was a geologist and went on one of the early expeditions to the North Pole.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,149 posts)
6. Yeah, I noticed that, and they corrected it is a later version
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 07:44 PM
Dec 2016

But checking, I find the also 86 year old Andrew Sachs, who played Manuel in Fawlty Towers, has died!

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