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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Wallops Flight Facility
Wallops Island, Virginia
Dates in Antarctica:
Year-round staffing and operations
Supporting Stations: McMurdo Station
Research Locations: On station
Project Description:
NASA’s McMurdo Ground Station (MGS) collects a variety of scientific, emerging technology, and mapping data from orbiting satellites. MGS also supplies launch vehicle and early orbit support for new satellites, including real-time data and telemetry (downlink) and command functions (uplink).
Overview:
Members of the field team will begin deploying to McMurdo Station in mid October with additional members arriving in January, and February. The technicians will track a variety of satellites, monitor launches, and collect/forward data. Two members of the team will work at McMurdo through the austral winter. Data will be recorded on site and shipped to NASA facilities for processing. Some data will be transmitted to NASA facilities over dedicated internet links.
Deploying Team Members:
Charles Bradford
Michael Condon
Alexander Dunnigan
Ed Geddie
Ken Griffin (PI)
Kenneth Griffin (PI)
James Hendrickson
Nick Sinkola (Co-PI)
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