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)
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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 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.