McMurdo Station

McMurdo Station
General Information
Owner	United States
Operator	US Antarctic Program
Location	Ross Island, Antarctica
Established	1956
Named after	Archibald McMurdo
Station Details
Type	Antarctic Research Station
Purpose	Biological & other research
Crewed	permanently
Crew	250 - 1250
Facilities	Dozens of facilities in over 85 buildings
NASA Annex Patch

The McMurdo Station is a United States research station on the south tip of Ross Island, Antarctica. It is operated by the United States Antarctic Program (USAP). NASA has its own annex at this station.

History

Kelly Baldwin is doing biological research at McMurdo. By 1992, Kelly has spent 2 years at the station searching for microbial life, in the most inhospitable environment of Earth. When NASA is recruiting its personnel for their preponed 1994 mission to Mars, this is her biggest trump to apply for a seat.

Gallery

McMurdo Station

McMurdo Station

NASA airplane landing at McMurdo Station

Kelly Baldwin inside the McMurdo Station

Behind the scenes

McMurdo Station is real and is the largest community in Antarctica, capable of supporting up to 1,250 residents. It serves as one of three year-round United States Antarctic science facilities.

During a brief glimpse of the flags at McMurdo Station, it's possible to spot the flag of the Russian Federation, despite the USSR never collapsing in the FAM universe.

See also

• Other NASA facilites:
  • Johnson Space Center (JSC, later CSC)
  • Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
  • Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
  • Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
  • NASA Flight Research Center (Edwards AFB) (FRC)
  • Carl Sagan Center for Planetary Science

External links

•   McMurdo Station on Wikipedia
•   nsf.gov: Website of real McMurdo Station