Exploration is best achieved by pooling the resources, human capital and financial, of many. Our Internation Space Station program is a wonderful example of bringing together nations for a common […]
Keith Cowing
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Return to Everest 29 March: Scott Parazynski: Acclimatization trek above Namche up into the Clouds
Firing on all cylinders today, we saw a bit over 13,000 feet in very good form, along with some of the most spectacular scenery on earth. Everest and neighboring Ama […]
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Return to Everest 2009: Update 23 March: Travel Notes From Scott Parazynski
Day 1/March 22, 2009 (Sunday)The first steps are some of the hardest
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Return To Everest Update 28 March: Scott Parazynski: Namche Bazar Market Day (Chopped Yak on Sale)/Short Acclimatization Trek
High altitude mountaineering, like many other performance activities and sports, requires really taking care of your body, and listening to what it’s saying to you. While its possible to push […]
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A Skype Chat and Tour With Astrobiologist Dale Andersen on Axel Heiberg Island
Editor’s note: I got an email from astrobiologist Dale Andersen (@daleandersen on Twitter) just before 8 pm EDT tonight telling me to get on Skype. Dale is currently working at […]
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Return to Everest Update 27 March: Scott Parazynski: Long Haul to Namche Bazar
Despite rain and dark clouds yesterday afternoon, the walk from dinner to bed was free of clouds — and thanks to the altitude and a complete lack of light pollution, […]
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Return To Everest Update 26 March: Scott Parazynski: Landing on an Aircraft Carrier in the Mountains, Trek to Phakding
The alarm in our room shrieked uncomfortably at 4:15 in the morning, but I was already wide awake — and had been for 30 minutes or more. Today was the […]
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Return to Everest 2009 Update: 24 March: Scott Checks in from Kathmandu
Scott Just checked in from Kathmandu using his SPOT Satellite Personal Tracker.
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Return to Everest Update 24 March: Scott Parazynski: Deja vu all over again
Day 3/March 24, 2009 (Tuesday)Deja vu all over again
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Return to Everest Update: 24 March: Scott Parazynski: Requisite Haircut Day and Other Logistics
Day 4/March 25, 2009 (Wednesday)