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Unloading the large sea crate (top right).
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Unloading the sea crate with the forklift and Mattrack.
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Transfering the base frame.
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Landscape, as seen from the highbay.
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Safety hut.
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More C-130s at the airport.
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The reaction wheel motor, attached to the base frame, safely stowed in
its cocoon.
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The reaction wheel!
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Setting up command ops.
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Scott base, the New Zealand camp, is on the road from McMurdo to Willy
field, the location of the balloon base. The ice formations in the
background are ripples caused by the transition from the annual sea
ice to the permanent sea ice.
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Welcome sign to Scott Base. A few days ago, it said "Population: 14".
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Another view of Scott Base.
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