Buzz Aldrin: Altitude sickness forced South Pole evacuation
Buzz Aldrin said he was evacuated from the South Pole last week because he became short of breath and began showing signs of altitude sickness.
Buzz Aldrin said he was evacuated from the South Pole last week because he became short of breath and began showing signs of altitude sickness.
Space Exploration
Dec 4, 2016
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Buzz Aldrin had an unexpected bedside visit from NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman on Saturday as he continued to recover in a New Zealand hospital from his medical evacuation from the South Pole.
Space Exploration
Dec 3, 2016
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Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, was recovering on Friday in a New Zealand hospital and was in stable condition after a "grueling" medical evacuation from the South Pole.
Earth Sciences
Dec 2, 2016
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NASA's earliest and greatest astronauts gathered at Kennedy Space Center on Friday to mark the grand opening of a new space exhibit in which they're the stars.
Space Exploration
Nov 11, 2016
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Three pages with the step-by-step computer procedures that U.S. astronauts followed to land the Apollo 11 lunar module on the moon's surface in 1969 have sold at auction for $175,000.
Space Exploration
May 20, 2016
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They are bits of space graffiti hidden from the public for decades: a crude calendar, scrawled lunar coordinates and markings warning of a locker containing "smelly waste."
Space Exploration
Feb 11, 2016
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Buzz Aldrin is teaming up with Florida Institute of Technology to develop "a master plan" for colonizing Mars within 25 years.
Space Exploration
Aug 27, 2015
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The voice of the Apollo moon shots has died.
Space Exploration
Jun 11, 2015
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Twenty-five years ago a set of images were taken that provided a unique view of Earth and helped highlight the fragility of our existence, and the importance of our stewardship.
Space Exploration
Apr 6, 2015
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NASA's quest to send astronauts out into the solar system begins this week with a two-laps-around-Earth test flight.
Space Exploration
Dec 1, 2014
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