Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Medically Evacuated From South Pole

NBC News ^ | 12/01/16 | ELIZABETH CHUCK

[Enlightened1]

American astronaut Buzz Aldrin has been medically evacuated from the South Pole, according to the National Science Foundation and a private tourism group.

Aldrin, 86, was visiting Antarctica when "his condition deteriorated," according to White Desert, which organizes luxury tourism trips to the icy continent. The group said Aldrin was evacuated on the first available flight out of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station to the McMurdo Station on the Antarctic coast under the care of a doctor with the U.S. Antarctic Program.

He is in stable condition, White Desert said.

The National Science Foundation provided the flight for Aldrin, who it described as an "ailing visitor." Aldrin will be flown to New Zealand next, the NSF said.

Earlier in the week, the legendary astronaut posted photos of himself preparing for his trip to Antarctica.

"South Pole here I come!" he captioned one photo on Twitter on Tuesday. He was slated to be in the South Pole through Dec. 12, according to his website.

Aldrin became the second man to walk on the moon after Neil Armstrong when their two-man crew of Apollo 11 made a lunar landing in 1969.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

That's the thing with Chuck Yeager, too. Whenever somebody talks about meeting him and finding him to be a rude jerk, people always have to pipe up and go on about what an American hero he is and all that. I'll give him all kinds of props for literally putting his life on the line to advance aerospace (with at least a couple of accidents that probably should've killed him), but that doesn't excuse being rude to people and talking to them like they're peons that barely rate shining his shoes.

With Buzz, I'll give him all kinds of credit for putting his life on the line, literally, by being an astronaut. Buzz was 3rd in his class at Westpoint. He was a combat pilot, then he went and got a Ph.D. from MIT. I'll give Buzz all kinds of Kudos for that, he was definitely one of the sharper knives in the drawer everywhere he went. But none of that excuses bad behavior and acting like you're better than everybody. Far from it.

[Ezekiel]

Ha, I made the pun post a short time ago, and now look what comes up - an article about Buzz Aldrin. (I only now saw it.) Because if anyone remembers what he said and when:

Mindful of the controversy caused by the Bible readings made by the Apollo 8 crew, the NASA management had warned the Apollo 11 crew against making any explicit religious comments during the flight. However, in the final Apollo 11 TV broadcast during the return journey to Earth, Aldrin quoted from Psalm 8 (verses 3 and 4)[28] "I’ve been reflecting the events of the past several days and a verse from the Psalms comes to mind to me. 'When I consider the heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained, what is man that thou art mindful of him?'".[29][30] This quote seems to have been accepted as a personal observation and did not precipitate any controversy.

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Aldrin was born January 20, 1930, in Mountainside Hospital, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.[1][2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzz_Aldrin

To complete the verse:

4 What is man [enosh], that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man [Adam 120], that thou visitest him?

Prayers for his recovery.

[cyn]

“What is man that Thou art mindful of him?” Ps 8:3-4

Thanks for the ping — joining you in those prayers for his recovery.

And how appropriate: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3500334/posts?page=31#31

Update: http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/buzz-aldrin-gets-visit-nasa-while-recovering-new-zealand-hospital-n691491

I’m thinking a visit later from PE Trump would tie your two posts together nicely!

[Ezekiel]

I’m thinking a visit later from PE Trump would tie your two posts together nicely!

Ha, I hadn't thought of that. Excellent idea. :)

My posts often appear ridiculous, absurd even. But in this day and age, parables have truly become the literal meanings, so I continue.

"Trump"... multiple soaring towers of insight, literally. God is funny. Purim x 1000. America is going to win in a way that will stun.

[cyn]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=daOH-pTd_nk

“We’re gonna win so much you may even get tired of winning and you’ll say ‘please, please Mr. president, It’s too much winning! We can’t take it anymore!’ And I’ll say, ‘No, it isn’t. We have to keep on winning. We have to win more.’”

[Ezekiel]

It will be even better that that. :)