Preparations Underway for a new Barge Pier at NSF McMurdo Station
Apr 29, 2025
As part of the Antarctic Infrastructure Recapitalization (AIR) efforts, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build a barge pier at NSF McMurdo Station.
Request for Information (RFI): Development of an Antarctic Subsea Telecommunications Cable for Science
Connecting the Last Continent
Dec 6, 2024
The U.S. National Science Foundation has issued a request for information (RFI) to facilitate the concept definition of a proposed subsea telecommunications and science instrumentation cable to Antarctica with input from industry, academia, nonprofits, government, philanthropic and other interested parties.
New Desktop Study on Antarctica's Potential Subsea Telecommunications Cable
Connecting the Last Continent
Dec 27, 2023
NSF announces the release of a comprehensive desktop study (DTS) assessing the feasibility of connecting NSF's McMurdo Station to either Australia or New Zealand via a subsea telecommunications cable through the South Pacific region.
