Applicability of NASA Polar Technologies to British Antarctic Survey Halley VI Research Station

From 1993 through 1997 NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF), developed a variety of environmental infrastructure technologies for use at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The objective of this program was to reduce the cost of operating the South Pole Station, reduce the environmental...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flynn, Michael
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 2005
Subjects:
Man/System Technology and Life Support
Amundsen Scott South Pole Station
Amundsen-Scott
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
Antarctic
South Pole
Antarc*
Antarctica
British Antarctic Survey
South pole
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20050241702
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Summary:From 1993 through 1997 NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF), developed a variety of environmental infrastructure technologies for use at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The objective of this program was to reduce the cost of operating the South Pole Station, reduce the environmental impact of the Station, and to increase the quality of life for Station inhabitants. The result of this program was the development of a set of sustainability technologies designed specifically for Polar applications. In the intervening eight years many of the technologies developed through this program have been commercialized and tested in extreme environments and are now available for use throughout Antarctica and circumpolar north. The objective of this document is to provide information covering technologies that might also be applicable to the British Antarctic Survey s (BAS) proposed new Halley VI Research Station. All technologies described are commercially available.

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