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Supposedly, it would be difficult to set up for space exploration there given the Americans are [apparently, allegedly, rumoured to be] using it as a covert mil
by yakshaving_jgt 6y ago
Supposedly, it would be difficult to set up for space exploration there given the Americans are [apparently, allegedly, rumoured to be] using it as a covert military missile silo[0].
[0]: https://idlewords.com/2016/05/shuffleboard_at_mcmurdo.htm https://idlewords.com/2016/05/shuffleboard_at_mcmurdo.htm
- andylynch 6y agoThis is a great travelogue. I've always wanted to visit Antartica, and now I have a reason to. (On of my HS teachers spent a summer at Scott Base, the NZ one near McMurdo; I didn't realise they are in walking/skiing distance).
- dredmorbius 6y agoSomewhat north of that location: Project Iceworm and Camp Century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Iceworm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Iceworm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Century https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuBrQLMUAZU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuBrQLMUAZU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acSpI9mheAI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acSpI9mheAI