Monday 11 December 2023

Today the science team members still at Scott Base got up early and waited for the go/no-go announcement for the flight to the drill site. At around 7:30am, they got the good news that the flight was a go. The team helped get all of the gear into the vehicles for transport to Williams airfield, and then helped to load the gear onto the Basler plane. After fueling, the team enjoyed a very smooth 2+ hour flight to the site, where the co-chiefs were waiting to greet them!

Back row: Anthony Powell, Ollie Twigge, Arne Ulfers, Denise Kulhanek. Front row: Jim Marschalek, Linda Balfoort, Jae Ill Lee
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