Day 1/March 22, 2009 (Sunday) The first steps are some of the hardest
Keith Cowing
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Return to Everest 2009 Update: Scott Parazynski Is On His Way To Nepal
Keith Cowing: This morning Scott and I did our last coordination via iChat making sure his laptop, SPOT Satellite Personal Tracker, and other gear were all in working order. We […]
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Astronaut Scott Parazynski Is Heading Back To Mt. Everest
Scott Parazynski will be heading back to Nepal in a few weeks to make another attempt to become the first astronaut to stand atop Mt. Everest.
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Everest Itineraries 2009 (Revised)
The process of trekking in to Everest Base Camp serves several purposes. First, it gets you there. Second, by taking things at a methodical pace, with periods of rest, your […]
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Scott Parazynski: Everest Part Deux, in 3-D
Mount Everest is calling me again. A week from today I will begin to answer that call, my first step being a very long flight to Katmandu. Last spring, after […]
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Team Everest To Trek To Everest base Camp
“Team NASA” will be led by Sabrina Singh and will spend several days at Everest Base Camp toward the end of the first week in May.
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So, How Do You Train to Climb Mt. Everest, Living in Houston, Texas?
As a former resident of Colorado, I once had a distinct advantage popping up mountains in the Rockies and elsewhere. Running and biking and climbing outside of Denver (beautiful Evergreen, […]
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Everest Flag Makes a Visit to Another Historic Location
The NASA Ames Space Exploration Academy class of 2008 poses with Explorers Club flag #114
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Challenger Crew, Astronauts, and Cosmonauts Remembered Atop Mt. Everest
Dr. Scott Parazynski, a 16 year veteran of the NASA astronaut corps and avid mountain climber traveled to Mount Everest earlier this spring in hopes of ascending a mountain he […]
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Memorial for Astronauts and Cosmonauts Atop Mt. Everest
These two photos were taken of Scott Parazynski’s good friend and climbing partner Adam Janikowski on the summit of Mt. Everest. Adam is shown posing with memorial banners for cosmonauts […]