This Envisat image captures Asia’s diverse topography, altitude and climate with the snow-sprinkled Himalayan Mountains marking the barrier between the peaks of the Tibetan Plateau (top) in Central Asia and […]
Polar / Alpine Expeditions
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Everest Reunion At The South Pole
Keith Cowing: Former Astronaut Scott Parazynski, M.D. summitted Mt. Everest in 2009. A few weeks ago, Scott visited a variety of locations in Antarctica including the Amundsen-Scott Station at the […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Icy Worlds, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Press Release, Space Physiology & Medicine
An Interview With Alexander Kumar at Concordia Station, Antarctica
Dr. Alexander Kumar is currently residing at Concordia station located at Dome C, Antarctica at 75°06’06”S – 123°23’43”E at an elevation of 3,800 meters. Alex is serving as Concordia Station […]
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Early Morning Skywatching and Teaching Satellite Concepts to Sherpas
I got up early today to see the ISS and Endeavour fly over my house. Its always cool to see them flying in formation like this.
Posted inMoon, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Space Stations
Apollo 11 Moon Rocks And An Everest Summit Rock At Home In Space
Moon rocks, collected during the historic Apollo 11 mission, found a new residence aboard the International Space Station alongside a piece of Mt. Everest.
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Everest and Moon Rocks On-Orbit: NASA STS-130 Report #23 5 a.m. CST Friday, Feb. 19, 2010
Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – Hatches between Endeavour and the International Space Station were closed at 2:08 a.m. CST. During 9 days, 52 minutes of joint operations, the […]
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Photos From Moon and Everest Rock Event at NASA
Scott Parazynski, Miles O’Brien, and Keith Cowing were in Houston Texas on Wednesday for the formal return of the Moon rocks we brought to Everest and the presentation of a […]
Posted inExploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Polar / Alpine Expeditions
Everest Update: The Highest GigaPan Panoramas Ever Taken On Earth’s Surface
On 20 May 2009 astronaut Scott Parazynski became the first person to have both travelled in space and to stand atop the summit of Mt. Everest. From that vantage point […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Away Teams & Field Reports, Moon, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Space Stations
Playing With Moon Rocks and Duct Tape at the Dinner Table
This evening I was prowling through pictures taken during the current Expedition aboard the International Space Station when I came across a picture of astronauts and a Moon rock. The […]
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Everest Update: Dal Bhat In Space
Keith Cowing’s note: If you were following Scott Parazynski and I during our trip to Mt. Everest in Nepal, then you must have read at least one complaint from each […]