{"id":24944,"date":"2016-12-01T14:50:59","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T14:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2016\/12\/01\/buzz-aldrin-second-man-to-walk-on-moon-evacuated-from-south-pole\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:44:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:44:58","slug":"buzz-aldrin-second-man-to-walk-on-moon-evacuated-from-south-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2016\/12\/01\/buzz-aldrin-second-man-to-walk-on-moon-evacuated-from-south-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"Buzz Aldrin, second man to walk on moon, evacuated from South Pole"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=69f6011e-ddfc-4c09-99bd-43fd94b1c0e9\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Buzz Aldrin was evacuated from the South Pole after becoming ill during an Antarctica tour. The 86-year-old former astronaut tweeted some pictures before he embarked on the tour, and the company running the tour issued a statement saying that Aldrin is safe and in stable condition. He&#8217;s reportedly being taken to New Zealand for further treatment. In the statement, the White Desert tour company said, &quot;As a precaution&#8230; Mr. Aldrin was evacuated on the first available flight out of the South Pole.&quot;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WELLINGTON, New Zealand \u2014\u00a0Former American astronaut Buzz Aldrin, one of the first men to walk on the moon, has been evacuated by plane from the South Pole for medical reasons, officials said Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aldrin, 86, was visiting the South Pole as part of a private tourist group when his health deteriorated, the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators said on its website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2987\" height=\"2083\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/buzz-aldrin.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/buzz-aldrin.jpg.jpg 2987w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/buzz-aldrin.jpg.jpg?resize=300,209 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/buzz-aldrin.jpg.jpg?resize=768,536 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/buzz-aldrin.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,714 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/buzz-aldrin.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1071 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/buzz-aldrin.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1428 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2987px) 100vw, 2987px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Buzz Aldrin<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Photo Credit: Susan Walsh\/AP<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It said he was taken as a precaution on the first available flight to McMurdo Station, a U.S. research center on the Antarctic coast. 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