86-year-old astronaut Buzz Aldrin evacuated from the South Pole after falling ill

Whoa. We hope everything is OK!

Medical evacuation from Antarctica being arranged for famed astronaut Buzz Aldrin. 2nd man to walk on moon is 86; was visiting as tourist.

— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) December 1, 2016

Buzz Aldrin medically evacuated from Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station to New Zealand, https://t.co/x4lkTkZKOi. pic.twitter.com/JjBEdy8f7X

— Alasdair Allan (@aallan) December 1, 2016

Medical evacuation from Antarctica being arranged for famed astronaut Buzz Aldrin. 2nd man to walk on moon is 86; was visiting as tourist.

— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) December 1, 2016

According to the BBC, Aldrin is “stable and under the care of a doctor.”

Aldrin posted these pics to Twitter on Nov. 29 as his group prepared to depart for the trip:

South Pole here I come! #antarctica #WhiteDesert #GYATAntarctica pic.twitter.com/PPjfmKvanZ

— Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) November 29, 2016

Buzz's Polar Penguins countdown to liftoff has commenced. #Antarctica #WhiteDesert pic.twitter.com/0vDc1yP0gT

— Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) November 29, 2016

We're ready to go to Antarctica! May be our last opportunity to tweet for a few days! We're go for departure to the launchpad! pic.twitter.com/vFvsu6OQhb

— Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) November 29, 2016

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