Two Contract Employees Die in Antarctica
News / Wednesday December 12, 2018
Two fire technicians at the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station in Antarctica have been pronounced dead following an incident at a generator building that powers a radio transmitter near the station. The...

A Presidential Commemoration
News / Wednesday December 5, 2018
The U.S. flag flies at half staff over NSF's McMurdo Station, Antarctica to mark the passing of former President George H.W. Bush....

Spreading the Word About Antarctic Science
News / Wednesday December 5, 2018
Peter Doran, a professor of geology and geophysics and the John Franks Endowed Chair at Louisiana State University - LSU (left), is interviewed by Wall Street Journal reporter, Daniela Hernandez (right), and...

On the Eve of Antarctica Day: Conservation and Preservation
News / Wednesday December 5, 2018
A view of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, the largest ice-free area on the continent. Named by the British Antarctic explorers of the early 20th century, the Dry Valleys were thought by them...

Building a Balloon Launcher
News / Thursday November 29, 2018
A bulldozer drags one of the two "high bays" for the Long Duration Balloon Facility near NSF's McMurdo Station, Antarctica into place....

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Stephanie Short, who heads OPP's Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL) Section, and Ben Roth, AIL facilities engineering projects manager, will be available on Wednesday December 12 from 11am - 2pm at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union to discuss, and answer questions, about the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization for Science (AIMS) project.

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