Buzz Aldrin, Second Man On The Moon, Being Medically Evacuated From South Pole

washingtonpost.com ^ | December 1st

[Helicondelta]

On Thursday night (local time, as U.S. stations in Antarctica adhere to New Zealand time), the National Science Foundation agreed to provide medical evacuation from the South Pole for 86-year-old Buzz Aldrin, a former astronaut who in 1969 became one of the first people to walk on the moon.

The medical evacuation flight will be provided by the National Science Foundation, according to a news release on the government agency’s website. The statement did not offer a reason for the evacuation, only referring to Aldrin as “ailing.”

[Ymani Cricket]

Damn John Kerry

[rollo tomasi]

Alien conspiracy theorists will have a field day with this.

Prayers for Buzz.

[toddausauras]

Buzz sure ends up in some unique places. Hope he’ll be well.

[Dalberg-Acton]

He’s notorious for taking exotic trips on other people’s dime.

[vladimir998]

What idiot would allow an 86 year old man to go to Antarctica?

[teeman8r]

Was he with kerry

[mazda77]

He just wanted to get a closeup look at what he saw from 250,000 miles away. Geez, give the guy a break! When that rocket lit under his but in 1969, he had no way of knowing he would ever set foot on Terra-fir ma again. I’m sure you would turn it down for an all expense paid Cruise to the Bahamas?

[wally_bert]

I’ll cut him or anybody else a big break that was willing to sit on an uncontrolled explosion to go up into the big black.

Er, space of a different color or whatever the term is.....

[WayneS]

Buzz Aldrin lives at the South Pole? Is he the anti-santa?

[Mr. K]

Buzz Aldrin has a facebook page and has frequent posts.

[agere_contra]

They marooned him in Antarctica. Because he’s been to the moon.

And now he knows ... too much.

[generally]

Prayers for Buzz. God bless.

[Cowboy Bob]

What kind of parents would name their child Buzz? Is is it short for Buzzby?

[LittleBillyInfidel]

South Pole? Wow! The Commander really has a thing for “getting away from it all”.

[Dalberg-Acton]

I never thought of the Antarctic as the Bahamas, but you may have a point.

[Larry Lucido]

Doctor: So, Buzz, were you filming another “moon landing”?

(Pow!)

Doctor (rubbing his nose): Okay, nurse. I think he’s fine now.

[bert]

I would suggest he liked to fly low and fast. He buzzed the tower a lot

[Chickensoup]

who would permit an 89 year old man to travel to Antarctica?

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

lol