{"id":19134,"date":"2016-12-14T18:06:51","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T10:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/you-press-on-buzz-aldrin-talks-about-south-pole-medical-scare-and-john-glenn\/"},"modified":"2016-12-14T18:06:51","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T10:06:51","slug":"you-press-on-buzz-aldrin-talks-about-south-pole-medical-scare-and-john-glenn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/you-press-on-buzz-aldrin-talks-about-south-pole-medical-scare-and-john-glenn\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018You press on\u2019: Buzz Aldrin talks about South Pole medical scare and John Glenn"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_297031\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-297031\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-297031\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161214-aldrin-630x539.jpg\" alt=\"Buzz Aldrin at Apollo\/Saturn V Center\" width=\"630\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161214-aldrin-630x539.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161214-aldrin-768x657.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161214-aldrin-1240x1060.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161214-aldrin.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-297031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin check out the engines on a Saturn V rocket at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. \u201cI\u2019m feeling better and my rocket is ready to launch,\u201d he tweeted. (Buzz Aldrin Photo via Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin made light of what some might consider a close brush with death during an interview that aired today on NBC\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d show&nbsp;\u2013 but he made a serious point as well.<\/p>\n<p>A medical emergency at the South Pole forced Aldrin\u2019s evacuation from the South Pole during a tourism trek on Nov. 30. \u201cI got out of breath,\u201d the 86-year-old&nbsp;told interviewer Al Roker at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. \u201cYou know, that\u2019s nothing new, except it\u2019s a little more concentrated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aldrin suffered from respiratory problems associated with Antarctica\u2019s cold temperatures and high altitude. \u201cNot much air to breathe up there,\u201d he said. He was airlifted&nbsp;to a hospital in Christchurch, New Zealand, for a week&nbsp;of recuperation.<\/p>\n<p>It didn\u2019t sound as if he had any regrets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen turning back is about as difficult as pressing on, you press on, because you\u2019ve got an objective,\u201d Aldrin said. \u201cEspecially when they tell me that I just set a record&nbsp;\u2013 the oldest guy to the South Pole. See, now it was worth it, really!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Buzz Aldrin Talks South Pole Health Scare, Death Of \u2018All-American Guy\u2019 John Glenn | TODAY\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mUIxHVzmKvU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>During last week\u2019s trip back to the States, Aldrin learned that Mercury astronaut John Glenn had passed away at the age of 95. The two met each other back in 1953, when they were both fighter pilots in the Korean War. Aldrin was in the Air Force, Glenn was in the Marines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTypical all-American guy \u2026 Admired&nbsp;that guy so much, even though he was a Marine,\u201d Aldrin joked. \u201cBut he knew how to fly that airplane, I could tell you that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Glenn is due to lie in state in the Ohio Statehouse Rotunda on Friday, and on Saturday his casket is to be carried through downtown Columbus in a processional leading to Ohio State University. Video from the public funeral service at OSU will be streamed online.<\/p>\n<p>A private burial service is planned at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>Will Aldrin be in on at least some of the ceremonies? He\u2019s not likely to pass them up due to health concerns. \u201cWe\u2019re getting back in the swing of things!\u201d his manager, Christina Korp, tweeted on Tuesday. \u201cWhen @TheRealBuzz decides to get well, he does it with a vengeance.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin check out the engines on a Saturn V rocket at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. \u201cI\u2019m feeling better and my rocket is ready to launch,\u201d he tweeted. 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