a bulldozer won’t start a cranes not working either routine mishaps that
working either routine mishaps that
working either routine mishaps that could happen anywhere in the world but
could happen anywhere in the world but
could happen anywhere in the world but this isn’t just anywhere it’s the middle
this isn’t just anywhere it’s the middle
this isn’t just anywhere it’s the middle of Antarctica where a team of mega
of Antarctica where a team of mega
of Antarctica where a team of mega builders is taking on the seemingly
builders is taking on the seemingly
builders is taking on the seemingly impossible
impossible
impossible in this frozen wasteland they are
in this frozen wasteland they are
in this frozen wasteland they are constructing a 160,000 square foot
constructing a 160,000 square foot
constructing a 160,000 square foot hi-tech science facility if the builders
hi-tech science facility if the builders
hi-tech science facility if the builders succeed it will be one of the most
succeed it will be one of the most
succeed it will be one of the most advanced research centers on earth but
advanced research centers on earth but
advanced research centers on earth but they are up against staggering odds
they are up against staggering odds
they are up against staggering odds hundreds of workers have to survive the
hundreds of workers have to survive the
hundreds of workers have to survive the frigid temperatures of the Antarctic
frigid temperatures of the Antarctic
frigid temperatures of the Antarctic over 25 million pounds of construction
over 25 million pounds of construction
over 25 million pounds of construction materials must arrive by air and they
materials must arrive by air and they
materials must arrive by air and they can work outdoors for just 110 days per
can work outdoors for just 110 days per
can work outdoors for just 110 days per year during the Antarctic summer all
year during the Antarctic summer all
year during the Antarctic summer all exterior work must stop for the
exterior work must stop for the
exterior work must stop for the pitch-black months long and Arctic
pitch-black months long and Arctic
pitch-black months long and Arctic winter
this massive project is the brainchild
this massive project is the brainchild of the NSF the US government’s National
of the NSF the US government’s National
of the NSF the US government’s National Science Foundation planning and
Science Foundation planning and
Science Foundation planning and construction has been underway for more
construction has been underway for more
construction has been underway for more than a decade but this is to be the
than a decade but this is to be the
than a decade but this is to be the final season to erect the structure
final season to erect the structure
final season to erect the structure builders have just over 100 days to
builders have just over 100 days to
builders have just over 100 days to complete three remaining wings then
complete three remaining wings then
complete three remaining wings then before the station can be occupied every
before the station can be occupied every
before the station can be occupied every element must pass a rigorous inspection
element must pass a rigorous inspection
element must pass a rigorous inspection and prove it meets all US building and
and prove it meets all US building and
and prove it meets all US building and safety codes a group of NSF inspectors
safety codes a group of NSF inspectors
safety codes a group of NSF inspectors is due in just over three months and the
is due in just over three months and the
is due in just over three months and the construction team is determined to be
construction team is determined to be
construction team is determined to be ready if they fail the new wings can’t
ready if they fail the new wings can’t
ready if they fail the new wings can’t be occupied and the station will have to
be occupied and the station will have to
be occupied and the station will have to wait till next summer to be completed
wait till next summer to be completed
wait till next summer to be completed put it in the project a year or even
put it in the project a year or even
put it in the project a year or even more behind schedule for NSF project
more behind schedule for NSF project
more behind schedule for NSF project manager Jerry Marty and the contractors
manager Jerry Marty and the contractors
manager Jerry Marty and the contractors construction chief Carlton Walker the
construction chief Carlton Walker the
construction chief Carlton Walker the pressure is on at the moment just one
pressure is on at the moment just one
pressure is on at the moment just one task matters getting the bulldozer and
task matters getting the bulldozer and
task matters getting the bulldozer and crane moving pronto these machines
crane moving pronto these machines
crane moving pronto these machines aren’t broken they’re frozen but with a
aren’t broken they’re frozen but with a
aren’t broken they’re frozen but with a normal Antarctic summer day hovering
normal Antarctic summer day hovering
normal Antarctic summer day hovering around 20 degrees below zero Fahrenheit
around 20 degrees below zero Fahrenheit
around 20 degrees below zero Fahrenheit this is one problem they’ve seen before
this is one problem they’ve seen before
this is one problem they’ve seen before the stalled crane is a major setback
the stalled crane is a major setback
the stalled crane is a major setback stopping construction on a job site
stopping construction on a job site
stopping construction on a job site unlike any other the altitude is nearly
unlike any other the altitude is nearly
unlike any other the altitude is nearly ten thousand feet the nearest city is
ten thousand feet the nearest city is
ten thousand feet the nearest city is almost a thousand miles away and the
almost a thousand miles away and the
almost a thousand miles away and the steel superstructure is surrounded by
steel superstructure is surrounded by
steel superstructure is surrounded by 5.5 million square miles of nothing but
5.5 million square miles of nothing but
5.5 million square miles of nothing but ice and snow
ice and snow
ice and snow so why build here in the first place for
so why build here in the first place for
so why build here in the first place for scientists the answer is obvious the
scientists the answer is obvious the
scientists the answer is obvious the South Poles unique environment offers
South Poles unique environment offers
South Poles unique environment offers incredible opportunities not found
incredible opportunities not found
incredible opportunities not found anywhere else on earth
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