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← Older posts |Videos of astronaut Scott Parazynski at the top of the world
Here are four videos of Scott Parazynski, astronaut and now champion of Mt. Everest, at the top of the world. On these four short clips, watch Scott reach the summit, begin his descent, and take in a sunrise. (All videos … Continue reading
Tagged Astronaut, Discovery Channel, Mount Everest, Mountaineering, Scott E. Parazynski, Scott Parazynski, Space, VideoAstronaut 'Hurting,' Resting after 'Topping Off' at Everest
UPDATE: Videos of Scott’s arrival and descent now available here. Astronaut Scott Parazynski is now back at Camp 4 – “hurting” and resting – after successfully making it to the summit of Mount Everest at 4 am local time on … Continue reading
Tagged Achille Compagnoni, Everest Base Camp, International Space Station, John Glenn, Lino Lacedelli, Mount Everest, Mountaineering, NASA, Neil Armstrong, Nepal, Scott E. Parazynski, Scott Parazynski, Skype, Tenzing NorgayAstronaut on His Way to the Top of Everest
Astronaut Scott Parazynski woke up and shoved off from the last stop before the Summit of Everest – the High Camp – at about 10:45am ET – 8:30pm on Everest. He and his IMG teammates will climb through the night … Continue reading
Tagged Astronaut, Climbing, Earth, Everest Base Camp, Mount Everest, Mountain, Mountaineering, mountaineers, Nepal, Scott E. Parazynski, Scott ParazynskiAstronaut Summit Push #2 begins Saturday
Astronaut Scott Parazynski is now back at Everest Base Camp after a few days in lower, thicker air. After some bad weather – and bad luck on the mountain – in general, things are looking up. But on Everest, that … Continue reading
Tagged Astronaut, Climbing, Everest, Everest Base Camp, Into Thin Air, Marathon, Mount Everest, Mountain, Mountaineering, NASA, Nepal, Scott E. Parazynski, Scott Parazynski, SherpaAstronaut at Everest Base Camp – Looking Up!
Just heard from Astronaut Scott Parazynski. After a few days in thicker air – sleeping on a bed in a a hotel, he is back at Everest base Camp. I will have a Skype chat with him tonight at 11pm … Continue reading
Tagged Everest Base Camp, Mount Everest, Mountaineering, Nepal, Recreation, Scott E. Parazynski, Skype, United StatesHeavy Snow…Uncertain Future on Everest | On Orbit
Heavy Snow…Uncertain Future on Everest | On Orbit. Astronaut Scott Parazynski and his Media Sherpa Keith Cowing remain in Pheriche, Nepal – where the air is (relatively) thicker, the toilet facilities are (relatively) more comfortable – and the internet access … Continue reading
Tagged Astronaut, Everest, Kieth Cowing, Mountaineering, NASA, Scott ParazynskiBack at Base Camp – Bad Weather, Bad Luck
Astronaut Scott Parazynski and the IMG climbing team are back now at Everest Base Camp after bad weather and some bad luck prompted them to turn back from their first summit bid of this climbing season.They will take some time … Continue reading
Tagged Astronaut, Avalanche, Climb, Climbing, Everest Base Camp, Mount Everest, Mountaineering, Recreation, Scott E. Parazynski, Scott Parazynski, SherpaOn his way to the Top of the World
Astronaut Scott Parazynski and the IMG climbing team have left Everest Base Camp and are now at Camp 2 – on their way to the summit of the tallest mountain on the planet. If he succeeds in “topping off,” he … Continue reading
Tagged Astronaut, Climb, Everest Base Camp, List of highest mountains, Mount Everest, mountaineer, Mountaineering, Recreation, Scott E. Parazynski, SherpaMeet the Sherpas!
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Astronaut Scott Parazynski checked in from Everest Base Camp at 11:15pm EDT – 9am Saturday morning at Everest. This was a surprise as he told me 24 hours ago that he was going to hike down into … Continue reading
Tagged Asia, Climb, Everest Base Camp, Mount Everest, Mountaineering, Nepal, Recreation, Sherpa people(Legal) Blood Doping at Everest
COLUMBUS, Ohio (April 30 @ 11:30pm EDT) – Just got off the Skype with Astronaut Scott Prazynski and his Media Sherpa Kieth Cowing at Everest Base Camp. Great conversation. Got a bunch of questions in from Twitter and Facebook. Feel … Continue reading
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posted March 13, 2013 by Miles O'Brien
HINKLEY, Calif. – We all love a neat, tidy Hollywood ending to a David and Goliath story. Sadly, in the real world, they are hard to come by. More often than not, the little guy might win a battle, but Goliath prevails over the long haul — winning the war.
Before I went to Hinkley, I did, of course, watch the movie once again. As it turns out Erin Brockovich is accurate in many respects.
You might remember the woman who gets a big check at the end of the movie after the down-on-her-luck, crusading legal assistant has brought a giant utility to its knees for polluting the groundwater beneath the tiny desert town half way between L.A. and Las Vegas.
In the movie, she was known as Donna Jensen (and played by Marg Helgenberger). There is no real-life Donna Jensen — the details of her story are a composite of several real-life travails.
But Roberta Walker was the main inspiration. Naturally, it was not long after I met her that I asked her what she thought of the movie.
Read the rest of the post and see the video story here.
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For nearly seventeen of his thirty years in the news business, he worked for CNN as the Science and Space Correspondent and the anchor of various programs, including American Morning.
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