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“This is about proving that disability does not mean inability” – meet the para-athlete skiing to the South Pole without the use of his left foot

Jonny Huntington is aiming to become the first disabled athlete to traverse all 566 miles from the tip of Antarctica to the South Pole

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NASA's chief is worried about China getting back to the moon first. Here's why

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told NPR he sees the U.S. in an urgent race with China to find water on the moon, and that he trusts SpaceX, despite Elon Musk's increasingly controversial profile.

WEKU

Artemis III Will Mark The First Crewed Moon Landing Mission Since Apollo 17 In 1972

Flying to the moon is getting back on trend: NASA's astronauts are preparing to land on the South Pole, where they will hunt ice, grow plants and will listen to moonquakes. The post Artemis III Will Mark The First Crewed Moon Landing Mission Since Apollo 17 In 1972 first appeared…

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French trekker sets new South Pole speed record just two weeks after women’s record tumbled

Vincent Colliard completes the 1,130km trek in 22 days to beat 13 year-old record

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What Dominic West Said Of Prince Harry That Ended Their Friendship

The actor told reporters that the royal told shockingly "rude" jokes during their 2013 expedition to the South Pole.

International Business Times UK

Ultratrails, deep dives, outer space: how extraordinary personalities adapt to extreme conditions

`Kilian Jornet won the 2022 Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc (distance 170 kilometres, elevation gain 10,000 metres) in 19 hours 49 minutes and 30 seconds. Stéphanie Gicquel skied 2,045 kilometres in 74 days, crossing Antarctica to reach the South Pole in temperatures as low as -50°. Thomas Pesquet completed a spacewalk lasting 6 hours and…

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British para-skier aims to be first disabled person to ski to the South Pole solo and unsupported

Jonny Huntington completes an ultra-marathon from Manchester to London today to raise awareness of his new challenge

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Why Is Everyone Trying to Land at the South Pole of the Moon?

Because it's there, but also because it has resources that can support future lunar bases and Mars missions.

Inverse

Who is British billionaire Hamish Harding as hunt for Titanic submarine continues?

BRITISH billionaire Hamish Harding is among the five people onboard a submarine visiting the Titanic shipwreck that has gone missing.

The National (Scotland)

Who is missing British billionaire Hamish Harding?

Hamish Harding is chairman of private plane firm Action Aviation

Wales Online

Living large at the South Pole

Those who live at the South Pole approach the ice with a sense of awe that borders on religious conviction

Salon

'Madhouse at the End of the Earth': A 19th-century voyage to Antarctica

It's a story of ambition, mutiny, heroism and survival; a voyage that swiftly descended into a nightmare at sea; a grueling test of endurance that lasted 13 months, pushing the crew of the Belgica whaling ship to the depths of despair and even madness. But the 1897 Belgian Antarctic expedition…

France 24

Construction of China's fifth base in the Antarctic worries west

For the first time since 2018, China is increasing its Antarctic footprint. A Washington-based think tank says Beijing has resumed construction of its fifth station at the South Pole, worrying western governments.

Radio France Internationale

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