Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin stable after South Pole health scareWELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon, was recovering in a New Zealand hospital Friday after being medically evacuated from the South Pole while on a tourist trip, his management said. Aldrin, 86, was "evacuated on the first available flight out" after experiencing health problems, said a statement from Antarctic tour operator White Desert. "His condition is stable and his manager, who is currently with him, described him being in good spirits." First, the US National Science Foundation dispatched a humanitarian medical flight to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. "After a gruelling 24 hours we're safe in New Zealand," his manager Christina Korp tweeted.

Source: The China Post December 01, 2016 22:30 UTC