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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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Confessions of a Moon Rock Courier
Keith Cowing: I have been home from my trip to Mt. Everest in Nepal for a month. That trip lasted for a month and a half. I was gone longer […]
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Is Scott Parazynski’s climbing of Mt. Everest “exploration”? Scott Replies
Several weeks ago, my friend Wayne Hale asked his Twitter community: “Space Policy forum is debating the definition of exploration. Is Scott Parazynski climbing Mt Everest “exploration”?”