The trip to the south pole was pretty uneventful. They dragged us out of bed at 5:30 am and we got on “Ivan the Terra Bus” and drove us to Pegasus airfield, where we boarded a LC-130 Hercules (a cargo plane equipped with skis). We flew over the Transantarctic mountains, which were beautiful, and then [...]
South Pole!
November 12th, 2008 No Comments
Tags: 10m telescope · ivan the terra bus · LC-130 Hercules · pegasus · South pole · windchill