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| Buzz Aldrin, the adventurer, the former astronaut and the second person to walk on the moon, was evacuated from Antarctica on Thursday after falling ill while visiting the South Pole with a tourism group. | |
| The National Science Foundation said in a statement that it had provided a “humanitarian medical evacuation for an ailing visitor” from the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station to McMurdo Station, the main research facility on the coast of Antarctica. The statement said Mr. Aldrin, 86, was then flown to Christchurch, New Zealand. | |
| White Desert, the tourism operator, said in an email that Mr. Aldrin, who was taken to a hospital, “currently has fluid in his lungs but is responding well to antibiotics and being kept overnight for observation.” It described his condition as “stable” and said he was in “good spirits.” | |
| In an earlier statement, the tour operator said Mr. Aldrin’s condition had “deteriorated” after his tourist group arrived at the South Pole. | |
| “As a precaution, following discussion between the White Desert doctor and the U.S. Antarctic Program doctor, Mr. Aldrin, accompanied by a member of his team, was evacuated on the first available flight out of the South Pole to McMurdo,” it said. | “As a precaution, following discussion between the White Desert doctor and the U.S. Antarctic Program doctor, Mr. Aldrin, accompanied by a member of his team, was evacuated on the first available flight out of the South Pole to McMurdo,” it said. |
| White Desert said Mr. Aldrin was then handed over to the United States Antarctic Program before his journey to New Zealand. | White Desert said Mr. Aldrin was then handed over to the United States Antarctic Program before his journey to New Zealand. |
| Mr. Aldrin, born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr., had for days been tweeting enthusiastically about his trip to the South Pole. On Nov. 29, he posed for a group photo in front of an airplane and announced, “Buzz’s Polar Penguins countdown to liftoff has commenced.” | Mr. Aldrin, born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr., had for days been tweeting enthusiastically about his trip to the South Pole. On Nov. 29, he posed for a group photo in front of an airplane and announced, “Buzz’s Polar Penguins countdown to liftoff has commenced.” |
| In 1969, following in the footsteps of Neil Armstrong, Mr. Aldrin walked on the moon. He is the author of several books. In his memoir, “Magnificent Desolation,” he recounts a period of ruinous drinking and clinical depression after his time in space. In “Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration,” he advocates for a manned mission to the planet. | In 1969, following in the footsteps of Neil Armstrong, Mr. Aldrin walked on the moon. He is the author of several books. In his memoir, “Magnificent Desolation,” he recounts a period of ruinous drinking and clinical depression after his time in space. In “Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration,” he advocates for a manned mission to the planet. |