NOAA researchers take last flight from South Pole
In mid-February, scientists and staff working at Amundsen Scott Station in Antarctica — including researchers from NOAA — boarded a specially equipped Air National Guard C-130 for the last scheduled flight for nine months.
During the South Pole winter season, it gets so cold that hydraulic lines and other mechanical systems freeze, making air travel there hazardous. The below photographs were taken by NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory station technician Krystian Kopka, who will help continue NOAA’s mission at Amundsen Scott Station throughout the 2024 Antarctic winter.
Amundsen Scott Station staff board an Air National Guard C-130 for the last scheduled flight out of the South Pole.An Air National Guard C-130 begins liftoff during its last flight out of the South Pole.
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