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Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin recovering well after Antarctic evacuation

Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin testifies at a Senate Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, entitled ''U.S. Human Exploration Goals and Commercial Space Competitiveness,'' on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 24, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Former U.S. astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, posted photos on Saturday of his recovery in a New Zealand hospital after he was evacuated from the South Pole due to illness.

Aldrin, 86, who was visiting the pole as part of a tourist group, was flown to Christchurch, New Zealand, early on Friday local time when his condition deteriorated.

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