Klattersine Glacier; Still thick mist and lots of snow but we're on the ice at last. Navigation is tricky weaving through crevasses in a whiteout. http://ift.tt/1KPnssN http://flic.kr/p/tWvr4i
Saturday, 6 June 2015
Top of Klattersine Creek
Top of Klattersine Creek; Approaching the snout of Klattersine Glacier in cloud and mist as snow falls heavily. http://ift.tt/1KPnssN http://flic.kr/p/ud8ZVS
Friday, 5 June 2015
Klattersine Creek Camp
Klattersine Creek Camp; Our first camp at the helicopter landing site, high on a moraine ridge in Klattersine Creek. http://ift.tt/1KPnssN http://flic.kr/p/tTzvHt
Helicopter Landing
Helicopter Landing; Getting dropped off in Klattersine Creek by Mike King's White Saddle Air. For the next two weeks we are on our own. http://ift.tt/1KPnssN http://flic.kr/p/u7QVNG
Thursday, 4 June 2015
canadian-space-agency: The amazing CSA’s Canadarm2 in action in...
The amazing CSA’s Canadarm2 in action in this #spacevine!
May 26, 2015.
Packing the helicopter
Packing the helicopter; Hurriedly packing our gear before the flight into the Homathko Icefield, British Columbia. More on http://ift.tt/1KPnssN http://flic.kr/p/tRoRm9
Tuesday, 2 June 2015
Is this the coolest watch in the world?The Omega Speedmaster,...
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Is this the coolest watch in the world?
The Omega Speedmaster, first produced in 1957, is the only watch certified by NASA for Extra-Vehicular Activity and was the first watch worn on the Moon. It wasn’t just an ornament; for example, on Apollo 13 Jack Swigert’s Speedmaster was used to time the critical 14-second Mid-Course Correction that allowed for a safe return to Earth.
Not only was it worn on the Gemini and Apollo programs, but in 1968 Ralph Plaisted led the first team to make a surface traverse to the North Pole (unless you believe either Peary or Cook). And the timepiece they used for celestial navigation? The Omega Speedmaster.
If ever I have several grand to burn on a watch, this is it.
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