Scott Parazynski is back in Nepal to make another attempt to become the first astronaut to stand atop Mt. Everest. Stay tuned to the expedition's main website at http://onorbit.com/everest. You can follow Scott's preparations on Twitter at http://twitter.com/SPOTScott . Also participating will be Miles O'Brien (http://twitter.com/milesobrien) our "news sherpa" in New York and Keith Cowing (http://twitter.com/KeithCowing) the "news sherpa" at Everest Base Camp who will provide education and public outreach support during April and May.

This Facebook group provided updates on the climb, the team, and the parallels between terrestrial and space exploration. (read less)

Scott Parazynski is back in Nepal to make another attempt to become the first astronaut to stand atop Mt. Everest. Stay tuned to the expedition's main website at http://onorbit.com/everest. You can follow Scott's preparations on Twitter at http://twitter.com/SPOTScott . Also participating will be Miles O'Brien (http://twitter.com/milesobrien) our "news sherpa" in New York and Keith Cowing (http://twitter.com/KeithCowing) the "news sherpa" at Everest Base Camp who will provide education and... (read more)