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Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck:
Scott was recently profiled in a new book on entrepreneurial success and risk tolerance: http://www.hsgl.com/ (Heart, Smarts, Guts and Luck)
Read more [HERE]





Keeping The Space Dream Alive:
Space exploration is not dead. A new film at Houston's Museum of Natural Science examines human spaceflight after the end of the Shuttle program. Dec 2011
Read more [HERE]

Yahoo Interviews 8/2/11

Part 1:
Astronaut Scott Parazynski Says We Should Send World Leaders into Space
http://news.yahoo.com/astronauts-perspective-earth-195500018.html


Part 2: Keep the Shuttles Until Replacement Ready Says Veteran Astronaut
http://news.yahoo.com/astronaut-kept-space-shuttles-flying-222900985.html



Part 3: A NASA Astronaut Weighs in on the Future of the Space Program
http://news.yahoo.com/where-does-space-program-195000747.html



Part 4: NASA to Conduct Space Research on Virgin Galactic Space Craft
http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-conduct-space-research-virgin-galactic-space-craft-183700260.html






Watch video of Scott's TEDMED 2010 presentation.

http://www.youtube.com/tedmed#p/u/20/Ii2UkV96u8k

"Everest: Beyond the Limit --- Deadly Countdown" See the full episode, featuring Scott, Danuru, Dawes and friends' summit on May 20, 2009.
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/everest-beyond-the-limit-deadly-countdown-full-episode.html


Now available for purchase and download. http://store.discovery.com/detail.php?p=257946&v=discovery

Amazon Video On Demand, immediate download at a modest cost. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/
ASIN/B00326Z888/internatio086-20


Scott also gave a presentation at Space Center Houston to return to NASA the Apollo 11 lunar sample he took with him to the summit, accompanied by an Everest summit rock, for launch to the International Space Station. See the "Space Rocks" ceremony and Everest presentation at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3St_RRXZLU

Listen to Scott's radio interview with New Horizons. 9/5/10
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]Download 10 plays

Listen to Scott's radio interview on KTRH-AM, Houston's drivetime/talk radio leader. 1/6/10








Read about Scott and the risks of Everest,
in the Fall 2009 issue of The Explorers Journal [HERE]







Aviation Week article on the ISS solar array repair
1/7/08






Some articles you might find interesting



Telemedicine makes new advances, all the way to Antarctica 4/7/13
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-it/telemedicine-makes-new-advances-all-the-way-to-antarctica

KUHF Conversations: Dr. Scott Parazynski - NPR interview about Antarctic Medicine 1/21/13
http://app1.kuhf.org/articles/1358713693-KUHF-Conversations-Dr.-Scott-Parazynski.html

It Takes Guts To Start A Company--So How Do You Get 'Em? 8/12
http://www.fastcompany.com/3000132/it-takes-guts-start-company-so-how-do-you-get-em

Visionaries: Scott Parazynski practices extreme healthcare in Antarctica 8/26/12
http://blog.tedmed.com/?p=1924

Scott Parazynski Interview - AskMen 8/12
http://www.askmen.com/entertainment/right-stuff/scott-parazynski-interview.html

Former astronaut to head new polar medical center 7/31/12
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Former-astronaut-to-head-new-Center-for-Polar

Meet an astronaut's astronaut: Scott Parazynski 12/1/11
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/ranch/opinion/meet-an-astronaut-s-astronaut-scott-parazynski/

Cool Gigapan 360 deg pic from a recent Challenger Learning Center keynote I gave
in Olean, NY 11/19/11
http://www.amazingaerialphotos.com/2011/11/challenger-learning-center-of-the-twin-tier-region/

Interview with Scott Parazynski – Feb 2011 11/21/11
http://www.newspacemagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content

Kennedy Space Center: Lunch with an astronaut 9/21/11
http://www.examiner.com/destinations-in-orlando/kennedy-space-center-lunch-with-an-astronaut

Q&A: Bridging the Role of the CTO & CMO 7/19/11
http://www.healthcaretechnology.com/_news/person/Scott+E.+Parazynski

Emergency Physician Parazynski Boldly Goes... 6/11
annals-article041.pdf

The 10 Most Dangerous Moments in Space Shuttle and Station History 7/7/11
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=most-dangerous-moments-space-shuttle-station-history&WT.mc_id=SA_DD_20110707

9 of the weirdest things that ever flew on the shuttle 6/30/11
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/06/30/scitech/main20075794.shtml

Stanford Alumni: Former Astronaut Scott Parazynski 6/20/11
https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=34162&success=true

Summit at Sea 2011 4/13/11
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20053386-36.html?part=rss%26#38;subj=news%26#38;tag=2547-1_3-0-20

To infinity and beyond, on a party cruise 4/13/11
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20053386-36.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody

Meet a Scientist Monday#10: Scott Parazynski 3/28/11
http://blogs.chron.com/proteinwrangler/2011/03/meet_a_scientist_monday10_scott_parazynski.html

Former astronaut trades spaces 3/8/11
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7463037.html?utm_source=feedburner

Ex-astronaut aims to build tricorders 3/9/11
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/09/6227779-ex-astronaut-aims-to-build-tricorders

Building Nanoglands 2/11
http://memagazine.asme.org/Articles/2011/February/Building_Nanoglands.cfm


Interview with the Challenger Center's Scott Parazynski 1/31/11
http://www.spacenews.com/profiles/110131-scott-parazynski.html

Challenger remembered 25 years later 1/28/11
http://www.examiner.com/nasa-in-national/challenger-remembered-25-years-later-1

25 Years After Disaster Keeping the Challenger Spirit Alive 1/27/11
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/27/25-years-after-disaster-keeping-the-challenger-spirit-alive/

Learning Centers Carry on Legacy of Space Shuttle Challenger 1/27/11
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/27/learning-centers-carry-on-legacy-of-space-shuttle-challenger/

Dr. June Scobee Rodgers & Dr. Scott Parazynski; Open Lines 11/21
http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com/2010/11/22/dr-june-scobee-rodgers-dr-scott-parazynski-open-lines-sunday-11-21-10/

Observations: TED MED 2010: The Astronaut, the Author and the Prince of Darkness 10/29
http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=ted-med-2010-the-astronaut-the-auth-2010-10-29

NASA and NOLS 9/10
http://www.nols.edu/nolspro/custom_courses/nasa.shtml#top

Explorers of great heights 9/28/10
http://www.allbusiness.com/science-technology/astronomy-space-space-exploration/15135905-1.html

Scientific American Article, A Little Flight Music 8/27/10
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=nasa-shuttle-music

High 5: Scott Parazynski, Everest climber and former astronaut 6/4/10
http://www.pars3c.com/2010/06/04/high-5-scott-parazynski-everest-climber-and-former-astronaut/

Read about Scott in Emergency Physician Monthly.
Space: Emergency Medicine's Final Frontier 3/29/10
http://www.epmonthly.com/features/current-features/space-emergency-medicines-final-frontier/

Wyle's Scott Parazynski Serves as Honorary Captain of U.S. Luge Team in Vancouver Games 2/10
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wyles-scott-parazynski-serves-as-honorary-captain-of-us-luge-team-in-vancouver-games-82694757.html

From the Moon to Everest and Back to Space 2/10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO45KoVPsxk

First lunar footsteps still stir hearts, but do we want to go back? 7/18/09
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2009496872_apollo19.html

Former Astronaut Gets High Again 5/22/09
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/103248

With Moon Rocks in Hand, Parazynski Reaches Mt. Everest Peak 5/21/09
http://www.universetoday.com/2009/05/21/with-moon-rocks-in-hand-parazynski-reaches-mt-everest-peak/

Highest GigaPan panoramas taken on Earth's surface 5/20/09
http://www.rdmag.com/News/2009/09/Highest-GigaPan-panoramas-taken-on-Earth-s-surface/

Astronaut Scott Parazynski Talks Space from Mt. Everest 5/18/09
http://dsc.discovery.com/space/im/astronaut-everest-parazynski.html

Challenger Center Welcomes New Board Member Astronaut Parazynski 4/30/09
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=28096

Former Astronaut To Take Social Media to New Heights 3/23/09
http://www.universetoday.com/2009/03/23/former-astronaut-to-take-social-media-to-new-heights/

Parazynski leaves astronaut corps 3/24/09
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_space_thewritestuff/2009/03/parazynski-to-leave-astronaut-corps-.html

NASA Astronaut visits Texas Children’s: Q&A with Scott Parazynski 3/24/09
http://www.txccc.org/content.cfm?content_id=1730

Veteran Astronaut Scott Parazynski Leaves NASA 3/24/09
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/mar/HQ_09-070_Parazynski_Leaves.html

Veteran Astronaut Scott Parazynski Joins Wyle Business Development Staff in Houston 3/20/09
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=27801

Astronaut touches down at school 2/1/09
http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/4089745.Astronaut_touches_down_at_school/

Scott Parazynski visits St Cross 1/30/09
http://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/news/events/scott_parazynski_visits_st_cro

Reflections on NASA at 50: Scott Parazynski 10/1/08
http://dsc.discovery.com/space/my-take/nasa-50-scott-parazynski.html

Astronaut's adventures don't end in space: Scott Parazynski's Everest quest foiled by back pains 6/11/08
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/5832473.html

European Tech Tour keynote 11/19/08
http://www.techtour.com/ms2008/photoshoot/2/scottparazynskikeynote.html

The Astronaut From Little Rock 11/14/08
http://www.katv.com/news/stories/1108/569881.html

6 questions for astronaut Dr. Scott Parazynski 12/4/07
http://m.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/dec/04/the-gutsy-guy-who-made-nasa-history/
http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20090507-904553.html?mod=wsjcrmain

Dramatic EVA Keeps ISS on Track -- Barely 11/12/07
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=space

STS-120 solar array repair articles 11/5/07
http://www.starwars.com/community/news/media/news20071105b.html

Photo Gallery: Astronauts’ Risky Spacewalk, Step by Zero-G Step 11/5/07
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/11/photo-gallery-a/

Astronaut Returns Songs Kids Sent Into SpaceSpace Station Is Repaired in Spacewalk 11/4/07
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/science/space/04shuttle.html

The Voyagers 3/98
http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/1998/marapr/articles/astrograds_main.html

Destination Mars: An astronaut's perspective 2/11/97
http://www.astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/workshops/1996/astrobiology/speakers/parazynski/parazynski_index.html

AOPA Interview: Former Astronaut Scott Parazynski
Shuttle Memories: Scott Parazynski
Media Trailers
Interviews from Everest

See more interviews with Miles
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/05/18/bb-video---miles-obr.html


Scott Repairs ISS Solar Array
Parazynksi: Me gustaría ver a un astronauta salvadoreño
More videos
Scott Parazynski Descends from the Summit of Mt. Everest
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