Keith’s note: this just came out of my head as a stream of inter-related events. Some times I feel like Forrest Gump. Other times I am in Luke Skywalker mode. […]
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Photo Update: Everest and Apollo 11 Moon Rocks Inside the Space Station Cupola
Several photos were recently sent back to Earth showing the Everest and Apollo 11 Moon rocks that Scott Parazynski took to and from the summit of Mt. Everest Inside the […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Artemis & Lunar Exploration, Away Teams & Field Reports, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Education and Outreach, Exploration Gear & Tech, Missions & Hardware, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans
Expeditionary Astronauts Wanted
As NASA returns humans to the Moon and then heads out to Mars, a new type of astronaut will be required to explore these worlds. Let’s called them “expeditionary astronauts”.
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Book Review: That Time My Friend Walked Above The Sky
The best explorer autobiographies deal equally with inner and external challenges. In “The Sky Below: A True Story of Summits, Space, and Speed” Scott Parazynski strikes a perfect balance between […]
Posted inArctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Missions & Hardware, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Science Fiction, Tricorders & Sensors
Keith Cowing: My Star Trek Episode at Everest
As we approach the 50th anniversary of Star Trek, I thought I’d write about how many experiences in my life have intersected with- and have been affected by its legacy. […]
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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 […]
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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 inImaging & Spectroscopy, Tricorders & Sensors
Using a Tricorder on Mount Everest
If you’ve ever seen a Starfleet away team beaming down to a new planet, you know that the first thing they do is whip out their tricorder and scan everything. […]