Mission: Ames
- Antarctica
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Wrapping up, and a day spent exploring
Feb 06, 2013 09:35:00 PM | Brian Glass
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- The Icebreaker drill test team is packing and preparing to return to California, but meanwhile here's a "day in the field".
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Icebreaker Team Successfully Tests Mars-Prototype Drill in Dry Valleys
Feb 01, 2013 10:10:44 PM | Brian Glass
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- The Icebreaker Mars-prototype sample acquisition system, including an automated drill and sample transfer arm, was deployed to University Valley (one of the Dry Valleys of Antarctica) and tested on 22-31 January. All project goals and milestones were met, including integrated remote operations and testing all fault modes and their recoveries at the Mars-analog site. The team returned to McMurdo on 31 January.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Visits Icebreaker Drill
Jan 18, 2013 09:57:20 PM | Brian Glass
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- Weather conditions scratched the South Pole flight of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key from McMurdo Station. During a visit today to the Crary science laboratory, the Rt. Hon. Mr. Key and his wife Bronagh Key were briefed on aspects of NASA astrobiology research by the Icebreaker team, and saw the Mars-prototype drill (following serendipitously on the heels of a classroom demonstration to Santa Rosa, CA).
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Icebreaker Remotely Operated by Schools
Jan 17, 2013 06:04:35 PM | Brian Glass
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- Live video sessions from Antarctica to US classrooms are including science briefs by the team (tailored to the age group), Q&A, and the opportunity for students to remotely operate the Icebreaker Mars-prototype drill from their classroom, hands-on.
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Happy Camper for Icebreaker members
Jan 17, 2013 04:39:03 PM | Brian Glass
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- Upon arriving this week at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, those Icebreaker team members without prior Antarctic experience underwent "Snowcraft I", also called "Happy Camper", a winter survival field training course. While waiting for our drill and instruments to arrive from Christchurch.
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Antarctica: Remote Field Camp Expedition
Feb 08, 2012 06:27:00 PM | Jessica Culler
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- Jon Rask participated in a three-person expedition to deliver science hardware supplies for set up of an extremely remote field camp called PG2, at an elevation of ~11500 feet, near the South Pole. Here's a blog post from his time in Antarctica.
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