Keith’s note: On 19 May 2009 at 6:15 pm EDT (20 May 4:00 am Nepal time) Astronaut Scott Parazynski stood on top of the world with piece of the Moon. […]
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Once Upon A Time NASA Told Tales Of Human Exploration
My Star Trek Episode at Everest “In late April 2009 I found myself at Everest Base Camp for a month. I was living at 17,600 feet in Nepal 2 miles […]
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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 […]
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Astronaut Hall of Fame Inducts Duffy and Parazynski
Duffy and Parazynski Inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame “The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame welcomed astronaut inductees Brian Duffy and Scott Parazynski to its ranks during a […]
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Astronaut Hall of Fame Inducts Duffy and Parazynski
Astronaut Scott Parazynski @AstroDocScott undergoing Astronaut Hall of Fame qualification test at Everest Base Camp. https://t.co/btFjfuIfOL — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) February 1, 2016 Keith’s note: Brian Duffy and Scott Parazynski […]
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McGyvering In Space – Just Like Mark Watney
ISS Solar Panel Rip, Secret Space Escapes, (Video) Science Channel How Astronauts Cope When Things Go Wrong in Space, Mental Floss “Scott Parazynski is no stranger to dangerous situations and […]
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Are Explorers Wired Differently?
From A Risky Spacewalk To The Top of Mount Everest, Popular Science “Parazynski just seems to be wired differently than many of us. His pursuit of extreme environments seems to […]
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"Gravity" Review: By Someone Who Has Been There
An Astronaut Fact-checks Gravity, Vulture “Former U.S. astronaut Scott Parazynski has done seven space walks, including the time he spent seven hours dangling from a robotic arm at the International […]
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Go Live With Explorers on All 7 Continents Today
Keith’s note: There will be a Google+ Hangout at 1 pm ET today featuring Astronaut Scott Parazynski at McMurdo Base in South Pole plus live interaction from explorers on all […]
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Mars, Everest, and Tricorders
Ocean Optics Spectrometers Land Safely on Mars “Three Ocean Optics instruments have completed their eight month journey to Mars to study soil composition as part of the ChemCam mission. The […]