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»» Scott Parazynski Everest Update: 13 May 2008 - Back at Base Camp - Again

Scott Parazynski Everest Update: 13 May 2008 - Back at Base Camp - Again [Tuesday, May 13, 2008] "We're now waiting for camp to be set up on the South Col - Camp 4 (7,920 meters - 26,000 feet) and some fixed lines towards the summit. We're a bit uncertain when the summit window will open - probably some time after 22nd."



»» Challenger Center Invites Students to Join Interactive Webcast - Explore Earth photography with NASA Scientists and Richard Garriott

Challenger Center Invites Students to Join Interactive Webcast - Explore Earth photography with NASA Scientists and Richard Garriott [Monday, May 12, 2008] Tuesday, May 20th as part of Challenger Center for Space Science Education's Earth Science Challenge students and teachers are invited to join Richard Garriott and NASA scientists for a live interactive webcast discussing Earth Photography from Space.



»» Astronaut and Mountaineer Scott Parazynski Brings Explorers Club Flag to Mount Everest

Astronaut and Mountaineer Scott Parazynski Brings Explorers Club Flag to Mount Everest [Sunday, May 11, 2008] When astronaut Scott Parazynski stands atop Mt. Everest in a few days, he will be making note of a number of non-profit and educational organizations - among them the Explorers Club. With him will be a small Explorers Club flag.



»» Explorers Club President to Appear on Good Morning America May 12

Explorers Club President to Appear on Good Morning America May 12 [Friday, May 9, 2008] Explorers Club President Daniel A. Bennett will be featured on ABC's Good Morning America on Monday, May 12. President Bennett was interviewed at Explorers Club headquarters in New York as part of a piece that examined the Seven Wonders of America.



»» NASA Earth Observatory Imagery: Flooding in Yangon, Burma (Myanmar)

NASA Earth Observatory Imagery: Flooding in Yangon, Burma (Myanmar) [Friday, May 9, 2008] Though Yangon (Rangoon) escaped the total destruction that Cyclone Nargis brought to much of the rest of the Irrawaddy Delta in Burma (Myanmar), its southern suburbs were completely submerged on May 7, 2008.



»» Scientists endure Arctic for last campaign prior to CryoSat-2 launch

Scientists endure Arctic for last campaign prior to CryoSat-2 launch [Friday, May 9, 2008] Scientists have visited one of the most inhospitable environments on the planet to carry out a challenging field campaign that is seen as the key to ensuring the data delivered by ESA's ice mission CryoSat will be as accurate as possible.



»» Successful Cooperation Extends Dragon Program

Successful Cooperation Extends Dragon Program [Wednesday, May 7, 2008] Following the success of the Dragon Program, 300 leading European and Chinese scientists have gathered from 21 to 25 April 2008 in Beijing in the People's Republic of China to present their results and to kick off the program's second phase,.



»» NASA Earth Observatory Imagery: Chile's Chaiten Volcano Erupts

NASA Earth Observatory Imagery: Chile's Chaiten Volcano Erupts [Wednesday, May 7, 2008] Three days after its surprise eruption on May 2, the Chaiten volcano of southern Chile was still pumping out dense clouds of ash. The plume stretches east from the peak in this pair of images, taken on May 5, 2008



»» NASA Earth Observatory Imagery: Cyclone Nargis Floods Myanmar (Burma)

NASA Earth Observatory Imagery: Cyclone Nargis Floods Myanmar (Burma) [Tuesday, May 6, 2008] The first cyclone of the 2008 season in the northern Indian Ocean was a devastating one for Myanmar (Burma). News reports stated that at least 10,000 people were killed, and thousands more were missing as of May 5.



»» ESA contributes to ocean carbon cycle research

ESA contributes to ocean carbon cycle research [Monday, May 5, 2008] The oceans play a vital role in the carbon cycle, making it imperative that we understand biological activity to predict how our planet will react to the extra 25 000 million tonnes of carbon dioxide humans are pumping into the atmosphere annually.



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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
NASA Future Forum

Thursday, May 15, 2008
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
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