Legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin forced to cancel Cork visit

One of the world’ best known astronauts Dr Buzz Aldrin, who was due to launch the International Space University’s (ISU) 30th Space Studies Program (SSP17) in Cork on June 26 has announced that, with great regret, he is being forced to withdraw from the event on medical advice.

One of the world’ best known astronauts Dr Buzz Aldrin, who was due to launch the International Space University’s (ISU) 30th Space Studies Program (SSP17) in Cork on June 26 has announced that, with great regret, he is being forced to withdraw from the event on medical advice.

Dr. Aldrin will also be unable to deliver the Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Lecture at the Nexus Hall in the Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) the following evening, June 27.